Nationaal AI Deltaplan Announced

On 24th November 2025, led by Jelle Prins and a team of 50 specialists, the Nationaal AI Deltaplan outlined a comprehensive roadmap for Dutch AI strategy. We are pleased to read that recommendations have been provided to expand and simplify the WBSO scheme for AI research and applications within companies.

Key Recommendation: Expanding WBSO for AI Development

To quote recommendation #13: The WBSO (Funding for R&D in AI and Machine Learning) is the government’s primary instrument for financially stimulating technological development and thus promoting innovation in the Netherlands. Currently, however, development costs for many AI and machine learning activities fall outside the scope of the scheme because they are considered applications of existing technology rather than innovative development work. At the same time, the assessment process is often so complex that the administrative burden is high, and technical staff spend a significant amount of time substantiating applications. Therefore, the WBSO should be expanded to include this type of AI development work, and the available WBSO budget should be increased significantly in the coming years to accommodate increasing demand. Furthermore, the administrative burden should be reduced so that companies can devote more time to actual development work.

How subsidAI Is Already Solving These Challenges

At subsidAI, we have already solved some of these problems identified in the Nationaal AI Deltaplan:

1. Reducing Complex Assessment Processes

The Challenge: “The assessment process is often so complex that the administrative burden is high, and technical staff spend a significant amount of time substantiating applications.”

Our Solution: subsidAI has automated the entire application process, reducing the amount of time it takes technical staff to provide substantiating applications. Think hours, not weeks. subsidAI also has a 100% track record with applications.

2. Minimizing Administrative Burden

The Challenge: “The administrative burden should be reduced so that companies can devote more time to actual development work.”

Our Solution: subsidAI is working directly with the RVO to make our compliance automation tool easy to use whilst obeying the strict compliance requirements. For example, subsidAI allows software companies to track their commits or production process companies to upload pictures to compliment the R&D work they are doing.

3. Maximizing Innovation Budget

The Challenge: “The available WBSO budget should be increased significantly in the coming years to accommodate increasing demand.”

Our Approach: At subsidAI, we use AI to give time and money back to innovators and not consultancies. Whilst we encourage more spend in AI, lowering the market success fees consultancies charge will allow more WBSO budget to be spent on innovation. At subsidAI, we operate with competitive fees to put more money back into innovators’ pockets.

Conclusion

We hope that the government will implement the recommendations provided in the Nationaal AI Deltaplan and help justify subsidAI’s relevancy in supporting more time and money for Dutch (AI) innovation. By automating complex processes, reducing administrative burdens, and operating with competitive fees, subsidAI is already paving the way for a more efficient and accessible WBSO scheme.

Interested in learning more about how subsidAI can help streamline your WBSO application? You can contact us for more information. You can also use our matching tool to discover other funding opportunities for which you’re eligible.