Who's behind Open Zaak?
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The Open Zaak project was initiated shortly before the 1.0 release of the `VNG
standards for "API's voor Zaakgericht werken"`_, on August 1, 2019, by 9 municipalities:

* Amsterdam
* Rotterdam
* Utrecht
* Tilburg
* Arnhem
* Haarlem
* 's-Hertogenbosch
* Delft
* Hoorn, Medemblik, Stede Broec, Drechteland, Enkhuizen (SED)

Using `Dimpact`_ as a legal entity, they formed a project to develop a modern,
open-source data- and services-layer to enable `zaakgericht werken`_, in line with the
`Common Ground`_ model.

.. _`VNG standards for "API's voor Zaakgericht werken"`: https://vng-realisatie.github.io/gemma-zaken/
.. _`zaakgericht werken`: https://vng.nl/projecten/zaakgericht-werken
.. _`Common Ground`: https://commonground.nl/
.. _`Dimpact`: https://www.dimpact.nl/