Sjoerd Hamstra & Anita Tooms

Sjoerd Hamstra and Anita Tooms work at the Dutch Authority for Digital Infrastructure (Rijksinspectie Digitale Infrastructuur) and are dedicated to ensuring the availability and reliability of high-quality digital infrastructure on Bonaire, Sint Eustatius, and Saba. The digital transition demands of us —in line with our social responsibility— to advance and safeguard network availability, to promote the interference-free use of radio equipment and contribute to the continuity and integrity of networks. This social mission stems from the Telecommunications Act BES and underlying regulations. Together with their team, based in both the Netherlands and Bonaire, they ensure a securely connected Caribbean Netherlands.

Sjoerd Hamstra is the team manager of the Caribbean Netherlands team. He is responsible for the team's continuity and the societal mission facing the Caribbean Netherlands team. Within the RDI, he is involved in initiatives regarding social safety, diversity and inclusion, and internal resilience (information security, privacy, etc.). Sjoerd holds a law degree from the University of Groningen. Before joining the RDI, he worked as a lawyer at a law firm and at the Centre for Work and Income.

Anita Tooms is a senior staff member within the Caribbean Netherlands team. As a regulator, she oversees the availability and reliability of digital networks. She also supports the team with various operational processes and ensures the security of the team’s ICT environment in collaboration with an ICT service provider. Her background is in financial and IT auditing, and she spent many years working as an auditor at the Central Government Audit Service (Auditdienst Rijk). Anita holds a degree in Business Administration from Hanze University of Applied Sciences Groningen.