Hans Timmerman

In a digital economy, collaboration increasingly means sharing data. Whether in logistics chains, financial transactions, or smart cities—without data sharing, cooperation grinds…

Can We Slow Down the Data Flywheel? Digital data is created almost effortlessly. Surveillance cameras, IoT sensors, chats, social media, and reminders continuously pump out a…

Everyone is familiar with the 'black box' that is mandatory in every aircraft, recording crucial flight data and cockpit conversations. This recorder makes it possible—especially…

In response to my previous blog, "AI is No Longer a Product, but a Commodity," I received various reactions. Some pointed out that, like many ICT applications, this was…

In a decentralized Web3 world, without a controlling "man-in-the-middle," DeepSeek and ChatGPT would not be direct competitors but rather complementary AI solutions. DeepSeek is…

The new Archives Act of 2026 is a necessary step in modernising our archival management and supports the realisation of a federated data system. The focus on digital…

Last week (2013), I attended the IT Innovation Day, successfully organized by IDG. In addition to the presentations, which focused on the crisis and the opportunities it presents,…

In the paper-based era, before computers transformed our daily lives, paper was the primary medium for information. Letters and documents were handwritten, typed, or printed.…

Ingenious means clever or inventive. The Old High German word firnuft referred to "perceiving or observing with intelligence." Today, we associate the term "innovator" with a…

This blog explores the evolution of information management in the digital age. Physical information products like books have clear limitations in sharing and accessibility,…