About Us

Building GOV OS

The open-source operating system for Belgian government. Built by a new generation of builders who refuse to accept the status quo.

Our Vision

GOV OS — the operating system for Belgian governments. A unified, open-source software layer that replaces the patchwork of failed IT projects, vendor lock-in, and €75M consulting contracts with software that actually works.

Owned by the people. Built by builders. Maintained forever.

Core Values

Open Source

Every line of code is public. Citizens pay for government software — they should own it. Open source means transparency, auditability, and no vendor lock-in. Ever.

Decentralised Technology

No single point of failure. No single vendor controlling everything. We adopt decentralised architectures that make government infrastructure resilient, interoperable, and future-proof.

Digital Sovereignty

Belgian citizens' data should be governed by Belgian law, hosted on European infrastructure, and never depend on foreign tech monopolies. Sovereignty is not optional.

The Roadmap

1

Build the Team

Now

Recruit the best young builders, investigators, and fixers in Belgium. Prove that a small, motivated team can out-deliver entire consulting firms. Investigate the biggest failures, build prototypes, and show what's possible.

2

Get the Mandate

Build public support for a government tech department with a real mandate to build software. Not advisory. Not consultative. Operational. A team with the authority to investigate failures, replace broken systems, and ship solutions directly to citizens.

3

Build GOV OS

The endgame: an open-source operating system for Belgian government. A shared software layer across all levels of government — federal, regional, municipal. Identity, payments, permits, communication, data — all built on open standards, decentralised architecture, and sovereign infrastructure.

Empowered by AI

We leverage artificial intelligence to analyze vast amounts of public data, identify patterns of inefficiency, and accelerate both our investigations and our builds.

AI helps us process government documents, track spending patterns, and ship solutions faster than traditional government IT projects — while maintaining human oversight and transparency.

Why This Matters

Belgian governments spend billions on IT projects that never deliver. The procurement process is broken — it rewards incumbents, punishes innovation, and takes years before a single line of code is written.

GOV OS changes this. Instead of every ministry buying its own failing software, we build a shared, open-source foundation that every level of government can use. Sovereign. Decentralised. Built to last.

Get Involved

Whether you want to investigate, build, or support — there's a place for you:

  • Investigators: Help dig into government failures and document findings
  • Developers: Build the modules that will power GOV OS
  • Designers: Make government software that citizens actually want to use
  • Citizens: Sign the petition and demand better government tech
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