The recently enacted cybersecurity law (known as NIS2) regarding information sharing within the supply chain has significant implications for the Dutch construction sector. Irene Niet, a policy officer for digitization at the Ministry of the Interior, issues this warning. She advises small and medium-sized enterprises to get started on this as soon as possible.
Last week, the so-called NIS2—also known as the Cybersecurity Act—was implemented in the Netherlands. According to Niet, the law has major implications for the construction sector because NIS2 imposes strict regulations on the sharing of information within the supply chain.
Not: “In the construction industry, supply chains are long, and people are not yet accustomed to sharing or receiving data within the chain. Yet the law focuses precisely on supply chain responsibilities.”
In short, she explains, it means that as a company, in the event of a data breach, you’re not only responsible for your own part of information management, but also for the parts that come before and after it. “You must also be able to provide insight into those aspects and take some responsibility for them,” says Niet in the latest episode of the Bureau Stoer podcast.
How Data Flows in the Site Office
She issues a particular warning to small and medium-sized enterprises in the construction industry. “SMEs are not yet fully aware that this legislation applies to them as well. It is important that they prepare for this quickly.”
The official advises SMEs to map out how their data flows through the supply chain. “In the event of a data breach, you need to be able to share that information quickly.”
Niet, a policy officer at the Ministry of the Interior and a specialist in digitalization, issues her warning in the latest episode of the Bureau Stoer podcast. In it, she discusses in detail the—recently launched—digital strategy of Housing Minister Boekholt-O ‘Sullivan. The minister aims to use this strategy to get housing projects off the ground faster and make them more sustainable.
Excluded from contracts
Nicole Maarsen, a real estate expert involved in a government program to accelerate the pace of construction, also joins the discussion. When she hears the “news of the day” from Niet over de cyberwet, she pauses for a moment. “I’m actually a little in shock.”
Curious about the podcast on the housing minister’s digital construction plans? Listen here.
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