Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund (ISCF) Commercializing Quantum Technologies Commercialising quantum technologies: opportunity to invest Key points… + The UK government’s Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund (ISCF) Commercialising Quantum Technologies Challenge is a £153 million investment in projects that will help the UK to lead the world […]
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Imperial College London Studies Mind-boggling Quantum Technology for National Security National Security in a Quantum World Excerpts and salient points ~ + Quantum computing is probably the most widely discussed quantum technology, and whilst there have been massive strides made over the last decade or […]
Building the U.S. Quantum Industry U.S. Consortium Pulls Ecosystem Into Quantum Selected notes ~ + The U.S. government is fostering the idea of quantum computing as a nascent industry on a typical technology trajectory—one that the U.S. wants to dominate. The National Quantum Initiative Act […]
DARPA Set to Incubate Quantum Bio-computing DARPA unveils new incubators for cognitive dissonance detection, quantum bio-computing and more Excerpts and salient points ~ + DARPA launched the addition of four new incubators on the Polyplexus portal, raising the total to 16 since its inception, with […]
More on LANL’s Quantum Computing Summer School Preparing the quantum workforce of the future Excerpts and salient points ~ + From faster financial analysis to better medicine for cancer treatment, quantum computers could solve bigger problems much faster than classical computers. The school also brings […]
The World Takes Note: AFRL Joins IBM Q Network First-of-its-Kind Collaboration in Quantum Technology Excerpts and salient points ~ + Quantum computers could spur the development of new breakthroughs in science and medicine, machine learning, algorithms and more. A recent collaboration will advance quantum application […]
Planning for Zimbabwe to Join the Fourth Industrial Revolution Innovation hubs hold key to industrialisation In brief… + To meet the Fourth Industrial Revolution in Zimbabwe and the SADC region, the human resource of the future must be conversant with emerging technologies in a number […]
U.S Air Force Joining IBM Q Network Air Force Research Laboratory to Join IBM Q Network as First DOD-led IBM Q Hub In brief… + The Air Force Research Laboratory has formally been established as an IBM Q Network Hub, the first-ever collaboration of its […]
Embrace Exponential Technologies or Risk Losing Scientific Discovery, Economic Competitiveness, and National Security Breakthrough Technologies Offer Enormous Opportunity for Federal Leaders—If They Seize It Excerpts and salient points ~ + Last year, Congress enacted a law directing the administration to establish a 10-year plan to […]
South Africa Looking to Amp Up 4th Industrial Revolution Workforce Skills Government commits to digital skills revolution Excerpts and salient points ~ + South Africa is committing to the delivery of a ‘skills revolution’ to enable human capital to match the rapid evolution of the […]
Security and Risk of Emerging Technologies Has U.S. Department of Energy Concerned Openness, Security, and APS Activities to Help Maintain the Balance Selected notes ~ + The success of the scientific enterprise of any nation requires maintaining a balance between being openly collaborative and securely […]
Four Weeks of Quantum Summer School Inside the Government’s ‘Quantum Computing Summer School’ Excerpts and salient points ~ + While we have a good sense of what they can do, if you ask a quantum computer person how the computers work, you likely won’t get […]
Blockchain for the U.S. Military; Integrating Quantum Computing Would be interesting to add this to the argument that quantum computing can hack blockchain. Qubit. US Defense Department to Develop Blockchain Cybersecurity Shield Excerpts and salient points ~ + In a report published on July 12 […]
Foundational Technologies v. Emerging Technologies v. Export Controls; U.S. Gov’t Set to Discuss What counts as ‘foundational’ tech? Excerpts and salient points ~ + The department’s effort is aimed at making sure that other countries don’t gain an advantage over the United States, said Nazak […]
Defense Intelligence Agency Sees Quantum Computing on the Battlefield Lt. Gen. Robert Ashley: DIA Looks to Build AI-Based Intell Data Storage In brief… + U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Robert Ashley, director of the Defense Intelligence Agency and 2019 Wash100 Award winner, said that DIA wants […]
U.S. v. China and the Quantum Race A closer look at US-China competition Points to note… + Quantum mechanics involves a process whereby atoms at a very large distance can become entangled with each other. The Chinese pioneered a system where this entanglement can be […]
Canada’s McGill University ‘Celebrates’ Significant Funding for Quantum Government of Canada invests in innovative discovery research at McGill University Key points… + The funding is part of Canada’s Science Vision and the Government of Canada’s commitment of more than $10 billion to science, which includes […]
A Juggling Act. Will Quantum Computers Ever Be Built? A Dialogue on Quantum Computing Selected notes ~ + Simplicio: We cannot yield the leadership in this technology to competitors who don’t have commitment to democracy and open society. The loading of the information on the […]
Danna Freedman Awarded for Quantum Computing Work Five faculty honored with Presidential Early Career Awards In brief… + Established in 1996, the PECASE honors the contributions of scientists and engineers in the advancement of science, technology, education and mathematics (STEM) through scientific education, community outreach […]
Merging of Quantum Computing and Smart Technology Much of what we have in the current technology-of-convenience environment may have its use dramatically altered by the advent of quantum computing. From coffee making to your smartphone and the Internet of Things across to medical advances and […]
U.S Air Force Adds IBM Q Network… or IBM Q Network Adds U.S. Air Force (?) AFRL, IBM to pioneer Quantum Information Technology for DOD Excerpts and salient points ~ + The Air Force Research Laboratory is breaking new ground in their efforts to partner […]
Bangladesh Recognizes Need for Information, Communication, Technology; Quantum is Coming, Are they Ready? Digital skills are vital for Bangladesh’s young people Excerpts and salient points ~ + This space is marked by technology breakthroughs in a number of fields, including robotics, nanotechnology, artificial intelligence (AI), […]
U.S. Naval Research Lab Research Supports Quantum Networks U.S. Naval Research Laboratory ‘Connects the Dots’ for Quantum Networks Excerpts and salient points ~ + [The U.S.] Naval Research Laboratory has created a quantum science technique designed to release single photos or individual light particles of […]
Space: The Next Threat to Cybersecurity Cybersecurity Experts Worry About Satellite & Space Systems Excerpts and salient points ~ + Little surprise, then, that cybersecurity and policy experts worry that the relative insecurity of satellite systems open them to attack. In a paper released by […]
India Trying to Get Moving to Keep up with Advent of the 4th Industrial Revolution Skilling millennials in disruptive tech will take India to USD 5 trillion mark Excerpts and salient points ~ + To make India a $5 trillion economy by 2024-2025 as the […]
U.S. Air Force Courts Prospective Cutting-edge Tech Company “Spectral Quantum Technologies” Catalyst Campus Overflows for AFRL Space Accelerator Demo Day Excerpts and salient points ~ + [T]he Air Force Research Lab Space Vehicles Directorate and the Catalyst Space Accelerator were looking for non-traditional companies that […]
NATO Awardee Believes Quantum Attacks are Grave Concern Who is Prof. Otokar Grošek? Excerpts and salient points ~ + “I was the NATO Project Director of the multi-year Science for Peace and Security (SPS) project “Secure Implementation of Post-Quantum Cryptography” and was awarded the 2018 […]
Uganda Sets Up 4th Industrial Revolution Task Force; Not All are Happy Under all the developing quantum computing technology, the applications to healthcare, energy development optimization, and secure communications, we still need food, shelter, and clothing. A bit of a sobering perspective. Qubit. Uganda set […]
The Race for Quantum Computing: U.K. Status Excellent discussion and tracking of the U.K. MoD quantum programme and related U.K. Government initiatives. The race for quantum computing is surely on. Qubit. Mapping the Race to Quantum Computing: The UK National Quantum Technologies Programme – The […]
U.S. Department of Energy Investing $32M into New Materials; Solid-state Materials for QIS U.S. Department of Energy Renews Midwest Integrated Center for Computational Materials Excerpts and salient points from the news release ~ + The DOE awarded the Midwest Integrated Center for Computational Materials (MICCoM) […]
U.S. Department of Energy Reveals Practical Way to Exchange Secrets Quantum—Widening the net Scientists at Oak Ridge National Laboratory studying quantum communications have discovered a more practical way to share secret messages among three parties, which could ultimately lead to better cybersecurity for the electric […]
Moonshots and Quantum Computing, Sources for National Pride India’s science and technology funding: Time for a rethink? Excerpts and salient points ~ + First, government should primarily focus on funding basic research and/or moonshots. It is widely believed that basic research leads to innovative technologies, […]
EU Nations Agree to Study Quantum Computing Infrastructure The future is quantum: EU countries plan ultra-secure communication network Excerpts and salient points ~ + 7 EU countries (Belgium, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, and Spain) signed a declaration agreeing to explore together, over the […]
Addressing the Quantum Computing and Cryptographic Security Training Pipeline Who Is Teaching the Next Generation of Cryptographic Hardware Experts? Excerpts and salient points ~ + “The big challenge on the horizon is quantum computing,” Aysu says. “The concern is that when quantum computing systems become […]
Quantum Space is Crowded – With Research The race to develop quantum technology is getting crowded Excerpts and salient points ~ + For decades, the US has been working on this puzzle, spending around $200 million a year in research and development grants. That sounds […]
Collaboration Among All Nations Will Push Quantum Computing Experts Cite Need for International Collaboration to Advance Quantum Computing Excerpts and salient points ~ + President Trump signed a law in December to authorize $1.2 billion in funding for quantum computing research and development over the next five years. “What […]
Condi Rice: China’s Ambitions Quantum Derailed the Train Condoleezza Rice: China hurt itself by saying it wanted to dominate the tech world Excerpts and salient points ~ + Shortly after President Donald Trump on May 15 declared a national emergency over threats against American technology, […]
Should Australia Mimic U.S. Quantum Computing and Advanced Technology Efforts? The CIA’s investment fund is stalking Australian tech startups and has opened a local office Excerpts and salient points ~ + … Mr Ferrari led the company’s investment in startups that focused on building artificial […]
Sampling of Quantum Computing; French Perspective Computers: Promises of the Quantum Dawn Excerpts and salient points ~ + In this race for the greatest number of qubits and the creation of a quantum computer, two systems, currently neck and neck, offer the most interesting prospects. […]
Getting the U.S. Involved in QIS; “No time like the present.” Quantum Connection Investment levels both at home and abroad will dictate the speed to solution in terms of creating working quantum communication networks and, by extension, a true quantum Internet…the EU and China have […]
UK Government to Invest Nearly $200M USD in Quantum Computing UK government to invest £153m in quantum computing Opening the annual celebration of London’s technology sector, May said: “Already, we are one of the best places in the world to start and grow a tech […]
National University of Singapore to Partner with Industry to Support Quantum Computing SGInnovate to partner NUS centre to promote quantum technology in Singapore Excerpts and salient points ~ + SGInnovate is partnering a unit at the National University of Singapore (NUS) to promote quantum technology… […]
Japan and Allies Must Cooperate to Edge-out China US and partners must meet China’s authoritarian challenge in 5G Excerpts and salient points ~ + China’s policies — ranging from its legal structure to the Made in China 2025 industrial prioritization — make clear its intentions. […]
Canada Makes Cuts to Quantum Computing Budget Money changes everything. And lack of it does the same. In order to balance the federal budget of Canada, $11.7 billion must be cut. Quantum computing was not spared, other disruptive technologies lost funding as well. Qubit. Excerpts […]
Report: US Competitiveness Called Into Question (Again) A new report from the Task Force on American Innovation (TFAI) claims the United States is in jeopardy of losing its leadership position in technology, science and innovation. The report, titled “Benchmarks 2019: Second Place America? Increasing Challenges […]
Disruptive Technology and Opting Out of Privacy How much privacy are you prepared to surrender? Excerpts and salient points ~ + There are a host of new technologies that are on the cusp of breaking out. These include the Internet of Things, genomics and autonomous […]
Middle East, Quantum Computing, and FOMO The Gulf embraces quantum power Excerpts and salient points ~ + Universities in Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the UAE have already launched quantum computing research groups to help cultivate homegrown knowledge of the technology that is set to transform […]