It is naturally related to concepts such as transparency, accountability, and explainability. Many policy documents, at least at the European Union level, leverage on the notion as a flagship one for embedding values in developing technologies related to the digitalization of economies and societies.
After all, to develop and maintain trust information need to be transparent and understandable to their addressees. Their end users will need to be able to decide upon that information, relying on the various players and on their responsibility. There is no Trust without accountability; there is no accountability without transparency. In the digital economy many technological and regulatory layers overlap and interact creating a complex puzzle of connected digital ecosystems.