Launch of podcast series What’s NXT: about the high-tech future of the Netherlands

26 May 2025

NXTGEN Hightech launches the podcast series What’s NXT, which focuses on the future of technology in the Netherlands. In this series, experts from the Dutch high-tech sector discuss the innovations that will radically change our society in the coming years. From advanced chip technology to autonomous production systems and from photonics to quantum applications: What’s NXT explores what’s going on, what’s needed, and what we can expect as a society.

The Netherlands has a strong international position in various high-tech domains. At the same time, the sector faces major challenges: from geopolitical tensions and increasing global competition to a growing demand for talent, sustainable production and technological sovereignty.

What’s NXT zooms in on these developments with substantive depth, accessible explanations and inspiring examples. The conversations provide insight into the opportunities for the Netherlands, the technological trends that are coming, and the concrete impact on industry, society and employment.

Programming

Globalization means that innovation processes are moving faster than ever, and responding to this requires a great deal of knowledge and capacity for action. The key technologies in our Knowledge and Innovation Agenda are widely applicable and constantly evolving. We respond to progress through our current programs.