Novay, formally known as the Telematica Instituut was a Dutch research institute in the field of information technology, founded in 1997, known for its development of ArchiMate.

Novay was a public-private partnership of knowledge institutes and companies with the objective of increasing the competitive power and innovative capability of the Dutch business community.

[5] The work of Novay focused on total solutions that can be applied directly in businesses and society at large.

It gathers insights from a wide range of subject areas, such as information technology, business economics, organisational science, psychology and sociology.

These insights are developed further in multidisciplinary teams and forged into new concepts, products and services in the area of information and communication technology.