Digital Trust Competence Center
We are an academic partner for managers, technology and industry experts as well as researchers aiming to share knowledge and best practices.
“Digital Trust means keeping our digital world safe and honest. This means ensuring secure online interactions by protecting data (cybersecurity), respecting privacy (data privacy), safely using new tech (emerging technologies), acting ethically (ethics and governance), managing risks, and following rules (compliance and audit).” – Competence Center Digital Trust
- Digital Trust is for us the “trustworthiness of digital technologies and data.
- Digital Trust is the basis of the digital economy ̶ regardless of which technologies or applications are involved and which data are processed. In the end, it is about treating digital data in a trustworthy manner so that we as private individuals or business partners can expect the highest possible level of protection and companies can (and want to) guarantee this.
- Digital Trust is important for Switzerland as a competitive location and for Europe! We use the proven concepts from governance, risk management and compliance (GRC) as well as from auditing as foundation.
Digital Trust is divided into five main areas for us:
- Cybersecurity & Resilience – the art of protecting networks, devices and data from unauthorized access or criminal use, and achieving resilience.
- Data protection – the strive towards protecting personal data from improper processing and securing the right to informational self-determination.
- Emerging Technologies – Emerging Technologies that have an impact on cybersecurity and Data protection (such as Blockchain, Artificial Intelligence, Quantum computers)
- Digital Responsibility & Ethics – transforms ethics from aspiration into action, making digital trust both principled and verifiable.
- Governance – as a constitutive element of an organization’s value creation – by means of continuous overall consideration of all processes and responsibilities to manage risks effectively and efficiently.
Latest Posts
Introduction to Quantum Technologies and the Swiss Ecosystem
On 23 April 2026, Prof. Dr. Bettina Schneider held a Guest Lecture on the topic of “Introduction to Quantum Technologies and the Swiss Ecosystem” for the MBA Program, Digital Technologies Series led by Dr. Lebogang Mosupye-Semenya at Johannesburg Business School (JBS).Please find below a link to the one-hour lecture to learn: What…
Joint Lectures on Cybersecurity & Cryptography at the University of Namibia (UNAM)
On 20 May 2026 the University of Namibia (UNAM) launched its Cybersecurity & Cryptography module for their new Master of Science in Blockchain Technology.Delivered by an international team of lecturers from the SwissAfricaCySec, the module began with a strong focus on the human factor as both the primary entry…
Basel Economic Forum 2026
On April 20, 2026, the Basel Economic Forum took place at F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG in Basel, bringing together policymakers, industry leaders, and academic experts to discuss the opportunities and challenges of artificial intelligence and data usage. The event explored key questions surrounding the economic and societal impact of…
Blockchain Course in Windhoek, Namibia
University of Namibia (UNAM) Prof Dr. Walter Dettling recently delivered a two week blockchain course in Windhoek, Namibia. The hybrid teaching format included 6 in-person and 4 online postgraduate students. The course was structured as an intensive program comprising eight sessions of six hours each. It provided participants…
Swiss OT Security Summit Kick-Off Event 2026
On Thursday 26.03.2026, Prof. Dr. Bettina Schneider and Dr. Swantje Westpfahl represented the Competence Center Digital Trust at the Swiss OT Security Summit Kick-Off Event.OT Security Summit Panelists. Featuring: (Center) Prof. Dr. Bettina Schneider and Dr. Swantje Westpfahl from the Competence Center Digital TrustSource: LinkedIn…