ICT means information and communication technology: the systems, infrastructure and digital processes a company depends on.
What it means in Dutch business
ICT matters because outages, cyber risk, data processing, outsourcing and resilience can become governance and compliance questions. For The Polder reader, the term is useful when it explains what must be checked in the Dutch file, who carries responsibility and how a public rule or signal reaches daily business decisions.
Why it matters
ICT matters because outages, cyber risk, data processing, outsourcing and resilience can become governance and compliance questions.
Where readers see it
- cybersecurity
- outsourcing
- data systems
- business continuity
- DORA controls
In practice
- cybersecurity
- outsourcing
- data systems
- business continuity
- DORA controls
What to check
- Which duty, authority, client file, supplier file or reporting step uses ICT.
- Who in the company owns the decision and evidence.
- Which document proves the company understood the risk before pressure arrived.
- Whether the control is operational or only written as policy.
Common mistake
ICT is not only a technical department. In a serious file, it affects responsibility, continuity and evidence.
The Polder reading
The Polder reads ICT through Compliance: not as loose terminology, but as a way to connect cybersecurity, outsourcing, data systems to the decision a company, adviser or public authority has to defend.
Related terms
- DORA
- AP
- NIS2
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Last updated by The Polder Dictionary on 2026-06-09T10:59:51+00:00.