A comprehensive starter kit for building high-quality digital assistants for the Dutch government (Nederlandse Overheid). This project provides datasets, best practices, and a full-stack platform to help developers create AI-powered assistants that comply with regulations and guidelines.

This repository contains everything you need to develop a digital assistant that meets quality standards for public sector applications:

• Curated Datasets: Extensive collection of Dutch government guidelines, regulations, and best practices
• Best Practices: Documentation on AI governance, ethics, and compliance
• Full-Stack Platform: Ready-to-use application with React frontend and FastAPI backend
• Feedback System: Tools for collecting and incorporating user feedback

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1. Datasets/ # Dataset with scraped content and processed documents
2. Best Practices/ # Best practices documentation
3. Platform/ # Main application backend/ # Python FastAPI backend src/ # React frontend ...
4. Feedback/ # Feedback documentation `

• Python 3.8+
• Node.js 16+
• GreenPT API Key

`�ash cd "3. Platform/backend" cp .env.example .env

python -m venv venv

.\venv\Scripts\activate

source venv/bin/activate

pip install -r requirements.txt python start.py `

�ash cd "3. Platform" cp .env.example .env # Optional npm install npm run dev

• Frontend: http://localhost:3000
• Backend API: http://localhost:8000
• API Documentation: http://localhost:8000/docs

The 1. Datasets folder contains:

• Scraped content from Dutch government sources
• Processed markdown documents covering:
  • AI regulations and compliance (EU AI Act, AVG/GDPR)
  • Algorithm governance and risk management
  • Digital accessibility guidelines
  • Common Ground principles
  • Public sector IT standards (NORA, GEMMA)
  • And much more...

• RAG-based Responses: Leverages Retrieval-Augmented Generation for accurate answers
• Source Citations: Provides references to official documentation
• Compliance-Ready: Built with Dutch government regulations in mind
• Modular Architecture: Easy to extend and customize

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

• Check HACKATHON_QUICKSTART.md for quick setup
• Review the README files in each folder for more information
• Explore the 3. Platform/SETUP_GREENPT.md for detailed setup instructions

• Dutch Government (Rijksoverheid) for public documentation
• VNG (Vereniging van Nederlandse Gemeenten) for Common Ground resources
• All contributors to the open government ecosystem