The latest issue of the international male style magazine L’Officiel Hommes NL # 5, the Spring/Summer 2013 issue, features a trend file by Klaus van den Berg on the future of the Dutch iSociety that speaks to a wide audience. This issue also contains an exclusive interview with Boudewijn Steur, the iSociety-iGovernment project manager at the Dutch Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Affairs. In this interview Van den Berg discusses with Steur the future of the Dutch information government, the iGovernment.

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Current media attention for trend report in national and international media

The Dutch Ministry of the Interior & Kingdom Affairs recently published the working document called ‘The (r)evolution of the iSociety’ online. This exploratory document signals current and future developments in the Dutch information society, the iSociety. It was researched and written by Klaus van den Berg, an independent market researcher and strategist who works for the corporate sector, public authorities, NGOs and not-for-profits both in the Netherlands and abroad.

In this trend report on social change Van den Berg identifies six fundamental megatrends in the Dutch iSociety:
1) The ageing population and social fragmentation
2) Blurring borders, both offline and online
3) Control over the tenability of the living environment
4) New online risks and security
5) The Network Society
6) The Intelligent Age

In the Netherlands several leading media have focused attention on the trend report. They include Frankwatching, Dutchcowboys and Secondsight. The report has also attracted international attention from publications such as Focus and IBM Experts Computerwoche in Germany, the Innovator’s Guide LPN in Switzerland and The Qualitative Report in the United States.

You can download the entire working document in Dutch via: http://www.rijksoverheid.nl/documenten-en-publicaties/rapporten/2012/11/07/werkdocument-de-r-evolutie-van-de-i-samenleving.html

You can download the brief recommendations from the working document in English here:
Recommendations working document The (r)evolution of the iSociety November 2012 Online Publication

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The Netherlands Ministry of the Interior publishes trend report ‘The (r)evolution of the iSociety’ online

The Dutch Ministry of the Interior & Kingdom Affairs has published the working document called ‘The (r)evolution of the iSociety’ online. This document is part of the exploration of the Ministry’s Department of Citizenship & Information Policy into trends and developments in society for the iGovernment. The relevant megatrends for the iGovernment are the ageing population and fragmentation, offline and online fading borders, new online risks and security, the Network Society and the Intelligent Age. This exploration focuses on whether the iGovernment is responding sufficiently to these trends, on the course towards the iSociety.

In May 2012 Klaus van den Berg, market researcher, strategist and trend editor, was commissioned to prepare this working document. The combination of the gradual digital evolution over the past twenty years and the rapid digital revolution in recent years can be described as the (r)evolution of the iSociety. Mobile internet in particular has radically changed our way of living, working, thinking and acting. And the younger the generation, the more they live their lives online. The report, among other things, provides insights into the implications these developments have for our privacy and the protection of our personal data.

This document will be used to strengthen the discussion – both within and outside the Ministry – about the significance these trends and developments in the iSociety have for the iGovernment. This is an important issue in Dutch society, right now and for the (near) future. We would like to invite you to participate in this discussion by means of editorial coverage, interviews and/or other initiatives.

Klaus van den Berg: “The Netherlands is one of the most online countries in the world. Because this working document has been published online, everyone can download and share it. I would like to express my gratitude to the Dutch experts, professionals and citizens who have taken part in this trend study. The iSociety is high on the agenda in our country. The time is now.”

Download a summary of the report’s recommendations in the English language at:
Recommendations working document The (r)evolution of the iSociety November 2012 Online Publication

Download the full report in the Dutch language at:
http://www.rijksoverheid.nl/documenten-en-publicaties/rapporten/2012/11/07/werkdocument-de-r-evolutie-van-de-i-samenleving.html