From its original purely industrial base, the association has become more user-centric and more focussed on ‘trust in digital life’, putting an equal emphasis on the role of industry, knowledge institutes and SMEs.

Among the key focus drivers of TDL is keeping abreast of emerging technologies, solutions, services and products from both a technical and a business perspective.

TDL's community members' research interests cover the following topics:

  • Cybersecurity including certification
  • Data protection and privacy as well as data sharing and governance
  • Digital identities, wallets and verifiable credentials
  • Emerging technologies
    • AI applications / LLMs
    • Virtual worlds / metaverses
    • Quantum, post-quantum
    • 5G / 6G / 7G
  • Smart cities
  • Skills training and recruitment

To pursue these interests, the TDL Community is involved in the following activities:

  • Participating in projects supported by Horizon Europe, Digital Europe and other programmes
  • Organising events including webinars, evening panels and conferences
  • Publishing blogs and articles on TDL's Substack account.