{"id":1024,"date":"2026-06-15T10:23:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-15T10:23:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/d66.nl\/digitaal66\/?post_type=people-type&#038;p=1024"},"modified":"2026-06-18T20:58:03","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T20:58:03","slug":"hester-borm","status":"publish","type":"people-type","link":"https:\/\/d66.nl\/digitaal66\/mensen\/hester-borm\/","title":{"rendered":"Hester Borm"},"content":{"rendered":"<div\n  id=\"\"\n  class=\"wrapper  wrapper__spacing-bottom-large--50 wrapper__spacing-bottom-desktop--10 wrapper__spacing-bottom-mobile--10  wrapper__gutter--none\"\n  >\n  \t<div class=\"wrapper__container wrapper__container-width-large--default\">\n\t  <div class=\"wrapper__inner wrapper__width-large--14 wrapper__width-desktop--20 wrapper__width-mobile--24 wrapper__offset-large--6 wrapper__offset-desktop--4 wrapper__offset-mobile--0\">\n\t\t<h1 class=\"heading heading__align--left heading__color--black heading__size--giant heading__font--serif heading__weight--regular  block-heading__heading\" id=\"nav-hester-borm828\"  data-nav-heading-mobile=\"Hester Borm\" >\n\tHester Borm<\/h1>\t  <\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div\n  id=\"\"\n  class=\"wrapper  wrapper__spacing-bottom-large--50 wrapper__spacing-bottom-desktop--10 wrapper__spacing-bottom-mobile--10  wrapper__gutter--none\"\n  >\n  \t<div class=\"wrapper__container wrapper__container-width-large--default\">\n\t  <div class=\"wrapper__inner wrapper__width-large--24 wrapper__width-mobile--24\">\n\t\t<section class=\"block-video\">\n\t<div\n\t\tclass=\"block-video__video-wrapper\"\n\t\tstyle=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/media.d66.nl\/uploads\/sites\/423\/2026\/06\/profielfoto-hester-borm.jpg')\"\n\t>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"block-video__caption-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"block-video__caption\">\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"paragraph paragraph__align--left paragraph__color--black paragraph__size--small paragraph__weight--medium\">\n\t\t<b>Hester Borm<\/b> <i>&#045;<\/i> Beeld: D66\t<\/p>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n<\/section>\n\n\t  <\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div\n  id=\"\"\n  class=\"wrapper  wrapper__spacing-bottom-large--50 wrapper__spacing-bottom-desktop--70 wrapper__spacing-bottom-mobile--50  wrapper__gutter--none\"\n  >\n  \t<div class=\"wrapper__container wrapper__container-width-large--default\">\n\t  <div class=\"wrapper__inner wrapper__width-large--18 wrapper__width-desktop--22 wrapper__width-mobile--24 wrapper__offset-large--6 wrapper__offset-desktop--2 wrapper__offset-mobile--0\">\n\t\t<section class=\"block-people-introduction\">\n\t<div class=\"block-people-introduction__content\">\n\t\t<p class=\"paragraph paragraph__align--left paragraph__color--black paragraph__size--big\">\n\t\tIn januari 2026 heb ik de Werkgroep Digitale Autonomie opgericht om D66 (en daarmee Nederland en Europa) te helpen Baas in Eigen Bits te worden.<br><br>Dit thema motiveert me buitengewoon, als vroege internetgebruiker, historica, en tech scale-up founder. Ik groeide op in een ICT-gezin van het eerste uur met een Linux-vader en Microsoft-moeder. \t<\/p><section class=\"people-bullet-point-card block-people-introduction__people-bullet-point-card\" style=\"--bg-color: var(--global-colors-yellow)\">\n\t<div class=\"people-bullet-point-card__wrapper\">\n\t\t<div class=\"people-bullet-point-card__title\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"heading    heading__font--sans heading__weight--bold\" id=\"nav-over-hester8564\" data-nav-heading-mobile=\"Over Hester\">\n\tOver Hester<\/h2>\t\t\t<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"people-bullet-point-card__border\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"people-bullet-point-card__info\">\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"lists\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><label>Woonplaats<\/label><span>Amstelveen<\/span><\/li>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"people-bullet-point-card__email\">\n\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\tStuur Hester een <a href=\"mailto:bestuur@d66digitaal.nl\">e-mail<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"people-bullet-point-card__border\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"people-bullet-point-card__socialmedia\">\n\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"people-bullet-point-card__sm_panel\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/hesterborm\/\" target=\"_blank\">Li<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/section><p class=\"paragraph paragraph__align--left paragraph__color--black paragraph__size--default\">\n\t\tSinds 1992 heb ik de opkomst van het internet, mobiele telefonie, en allerlei vormen van open en closed software van dichtbij meegemaakt. Op de universiteit studeerde ik niet-westerse geschiedenis. Daarna richtte ik samen met mijn Chileense partner een HR tech scaleup op in Chili, die we uitbouwden naar heel Latijns Amerika. Als Head of Product was ik direct betrokken bij het ontwerp, de implementatie, en de communicatie van een complex SaaS-product<br><br>Eind 2024 begonnen mijn geopolitieke alarmbellen te rinkelen. Europa bleek voor meer dan 80% afhankelijk van buitenlandse technologieaanbieders.<br><br>Als historica besefte ik: de technologische macht van vandaag is de geopolitieke macht van morgen. Wil Nederland een samenleving gebaseerd op vrijheid, gelijkheid, democratie, en brede welvaart blijven, dan is digitale vaardigheid en soevereiniteit geen luxe maar een noodzaak. Met dat inzicht werd ik opnieuw politiek actief binnen D66 &#8211; onder meer via de Werkgroep Digitale Autonomie.<br><br><strong>De Werkgroep Digitale Autonomie:<br><\/strong>&#8211; Verzamelt idee\u00ebn die Europa helpen digitaal autonomer te worden<br>Ontwikkelt concrete \u00e9n langetermijn beleidsvisies rondom digitale autonomie.<br>&#8211; Levert input voor D66 partij- en verkiezingsprogramma&#8217;s.<br>&#8211; Ondersteunt politici en de D66-vereniging bij digitale vraagstukken.<br>&#8211; Organiseert events rondom digitale autonomie.<br>&#8211; Ontwikkelt communicatiemateriaal om onze partij digitaal autonomer te maken.\t<\/p><div class=\"content-accordion js-content-accordion\" data-accordion-opened=\"0\">\n\n\t\t\t<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"content-accordion__border\"><\/div>\n\t\n\t<button id=\"content-accordion-trigger-1073560187\" class=\"content-accordion__trigger js-content-accordion-trigger\" aria-label=\"Expertises (portefeuilles)\" aria-controls>\n\t\t<div class=\"content-accordion__heading\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"heading   heading__size--medium heading__font--sans heading__weight--bold\" id=\"nav-expertises--portefeuilles-3765\">\n\tExpertises (portefeuilles)<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"content-accordion__icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n\t<\/button>\n\n\t<section id=\"content-accordion-panel-1073560187\" class=\"content-accordion__panel js-content-accordion-panel\" aria-hidden=\"true\" aria-labelledby=\"content-accordion-trigger-1073560187\">\n\t\t<div class=\"content-accordion__content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"content-accordion__description\">\n\t\t\t\tDigitale Autonomie\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n\t<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"content-accordion__border\"><\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"content-accordion js-content-accordion\" data-accordion-opened=\"0\">\n\n\t\n\t<button id=\"content-accordion-trigger-1758478430\" class=\"content-accordion__trigger js-content-accordion-trigger\" aria-label=\"Functie historie\" aria-controls>\n\t\t<div class=\"content-accordion__heading\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"heading   heading__size--medium heading__font--sans heading__weight--bold\" id=\"nav-functie-historie2108\">\n\tFunctie historie<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"content-accordion__icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n\t<\/button>\n\n\t<section id=\"content-accordion-panel-1758478430\" class=\"content-accordion__panel js-content-accordion-panel\" aria-hidden=\"true\" aria-labelledby=\"content-accordion-trigger-1758478430\">\n\t\t<div class=\"content-accordion__content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"content-accordion__description\">\n\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"content-accordion lists content-accordion__lists lists__weight--medium lists__color--black lists__type--default\"><li><label>2026-heden<\/label><span>Werkgroeptrekker Digitale Autonomie<\/span><\/li><li><label>2025<\/label><span>Kandidaat-Tweede Kamer plek #34<\/span><\/li><li><label>2016-heden<\/label><span>Co-Founder &amp; 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