New Agreement Paves The Way for UK to Join Horizon Europe https://thequantuminsider.com/?p=2358307 #National #Horizon #Horizon_Europe #Rishi_Sunak #UK #United_Kingdom #quantumdaily Insider Brief UK scientists will now have access to Horizon Europe, the world’s largest research collaboration programme. Once adopted, UK will also be able to join the governance of EU programmes, which the UK has been excluded from over the last three years. Horizon will give UK companies and research institutions

UK Announces Winners of £15 Million Competition to Accelerate Quantum Uses in Government https://thequantuminsider.com/?p=2358321 #National #Quantum_Computing_Business #George_Greeman #innovate_UK #National_Quantum_Technologies_Programme #Quantum_Catalyst_Fund #UK #quantumdaily Insider Brief £15 million Quantum Catalyst Fund will accelerate the adoption of quantum solutions by the public sector. Quantum technology could revolutionise work across government, including transport, space, health an

Midwest Integrated Center for Computational Materials Receives Extension from U.S. Department of Energy https://thequantuminsider.com/?p=2358166 #National #Amanda_PetfordLong #argonne_national_laboratory #funding #Giulia_Galli #Midwest_Integrated_Center_for_Computational_Materials #national #research #US_Department_of_Energy #University_of_California #University_of_Chicago #University_of_Notre_Dame #quantumdaily Insider Brief The Midwest Integrated Center for Computational Materials (MICCoM) ha

French National Quantum Update: August 2023 https://thequantuminsider.com/?p=2358131 #National #Alice_&_Bob #france #french #French_National_Quantum_Update #Hackuity #national_quantum #Pasqal #Quantum_Update #Serge_Rainjonneau #thales #quantumdaily Executive Summary It’s increasingly evident that quantum technologies will play a significant scientific, economic and even societal role in the upcoming decades. French quantum scientists, business people and policymakers are going to play a key rol

Teams of Young Researchers, Mentors & Specialists Forge Real-World Quantum Solutions in Second UK Quantum Hackathon https://thequantuminsider.com/?p=2358075 #Education #National #education #Michael_Cuthbert #national #National_Quantum_Computing_Centre #NQCC #quantum_computing #UK #UK_Quantum_Hackathon #University_of_Birmingham #quantumdaily The United Kingdom’s second quantum hackathon, held on 25th — 26th July, presented a challenge to ten squads of early-career researchers, mentors from the i

NIST Releases Four PQC Algorithms For Standardization https://thequantuminsider.com/?p=2358057 #National #Research #CRYSTALSKyber #CRYSTALS–Dilithium #falcon #National_Institute_for_Standards_and_Technology #NIST #postquantum_cryptography #PostQuantum_Cryptography_Initiative #SPHINCS+ #quantumdaily Insider Brief NIST selected four algorithms it will standardize as a result of the Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) Standardization Process: CRYSTALS–KYBER, along with three digital signature schemes:

CISA, NSA and NIST Publish New Resource for Migrating to Post-Quantum Cryptography https://thequantuminsider.com/?p=2358011 #National #Quantum_Computing_Business #CISA #cybersecurity #Cybersecurity_and_Infrastructure_Security_Agency #Jen_Easterly #National_Institute_of_Standards_and_Technology #National_Security_Agency #NIST #NSA #postquantum_cryptography #PostQuantum_Cryptography_Initiative #pqc #Rob_Joyce #quantumdaily Insider Brief Government agencies just released a factsheet today about th

AFRL Opens State-of-the-art Extreme Computing Facility, Announces $44 Million in Additional Funding https://thequantuminsider.com/?p=2357899 #National #AFRL #Air_Force_Research_Laboratory #Extreme_Computing_Facility #funding #national #quantum_technology #US #quantumdaily Insider Brief The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) unveiled on August 8 its cutting-edge Extreme Computing facility and revealed an extra $44 million in funding. The Extreme Computing Facility at the Information Directorat

Federal Reserve Warns Congress About Quantum Threats https://thequantuminsider.com/?p=2357865 #National #cybersecurity #Federal_Reserve #pqc #US #US_Congress #quantumdaily Insider Brief The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System warned the U.S. Congress on multiple technological threats, including quantum computing and artificial intelligence. Quantum computing has the potential to unravel the cryptographic methods that currently safeguard sensitive information used by financial insti

Quantum in China: Insights Into China’s Advancement in Quantum Technologies https://thequantuminsider.com/?p=2357820 #National #china #quantum_communication #quantum_computing #quantum_sensing #USA #quantumdaily Insider Brief The China Power Podcast interviews a leading scientist about China’s quantum advances. Dr. Edward Parker, a physical scientist at the RAND Corporation, provided insights into China’s ambitions and progress in quantum tech fields, including quantum computing, quantum commun

French National Quantum Update: July 2023 https://thequantuminsider.com/?p=2357149 #National #Alice_and_Bob #Eviden #French_National_Quantum_Update #ionq #Quantum_Basel #Quobly #quantumdaily Executive Summary Now moving into the second half of 2023, we expect the pace of quantum to quicken – both in terms of financial backing, as well as research efforts. July saw the first hint of that sprint for the French quantum ecosystem. To spotlight a few examples: Quobly, which was formerly named Siquan

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin Talks at Plenary Session of the Future Technologies Forum, Highlights the Quantum World https://thequantuminsider.com/?p=2356492 #Insights #National #Future_Technologies_Forum #national #quantum_technology #russia #Vladimir_Putin #quantumdaily Last week, President Vladimir Putin of Russia made a significant appearance at the annual Future Technologies Forum Computing and Communications, where the focus was squarely on quantum technologies. Joined by esteemed re

UK Minister Says Aircraft Designers Should Prepare For Quantum https://thequantuminsider.com/?p=2356448 #National #aircraft #aircraft_design #Global_Air_Chiefs_Conference #James_Heappey #military_planning #quantum_computer #UK #UK_Minister_of_State_for_Armed_Forces #quantumdaily Insider Brief UK’s Minister of State for the Armed Forces James Heappey said aircraft designers must be prepared for quantum computing to become practical. Innovation is happening at an ever swifter pace, the minister t

National Growth Fund Awards Quantum Delta NL €60.2 Million https://thequantuminsider.com/?p=2356339 #National #Dutch #European_Quantum_Campus #National_Growth_Fund #NGF_Netherlands #quantum_delta_NL #quantumdaily Insider Brief Quantum Delta NL secured a €60.2 million investment from The National Growth Fund. The organization is a main driver in the Netherlands’ national ecosystem for quantum innovation. The funds will be used for the development of dedicated centers of excellence and accelerate

Indian Space Research Organization Plans to Launch Quantum-Secure Communications Satellite https://thequantuminsider.com/?p=2356225 #National #Research #Indian_Space_Research_Organization #ISRO #QKD #Quantum_cryptography #Quantum_Key_Distribution #Satellite #space #quantumdaily Insider Brief The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) plans to launch its own Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) Satellite. Physical Research Laboratory experts, along with ISRO-Space Applications Centre (SAC) and othe

D-Wave to Accelerate Quantum Application Development as US Shifts Policy Towards Near-Term Quantum Tech https://thequantuminsider.com/?p=2356170 #National #Quantum_Computing_Business #DWave #national #quantum_computing #quantum_technology #US #US_policy #quantumdaily Insider Brief: Recent legislation before Congress is calling for the U.S. government to develop and adopt near-term quantum computing applications that could provide solutions to complex public sector optimization problems, includi

South Korea to Invest $2.33 Billion in Quantum by 2035 https://thequantuminsider.com/?p=2356167 #National #IBM #ICT #ionq #Korea #Ministry_of_Science #South_Korea #quantumdaily Insider Brief South Korea plans to invest over 3 trillion won ($2.33 billion) in quantum science and technology by 2035, aiming to become a global leader in the field. The country aims to increase the number of quantum researchers seven-fold to 2,500 by 2035 and develop its own quantum computer and advanced quantum senso

French National Quantum Update: June 2023 https://thequantuminsider.com/?p=2356142 #National #CNRS #DistriQ #Ecole_Polytechnique #france #French_Quantum_National_Report #JeanNoël_Barrot #June_2023 #Pascale_Senellart #Quandela #Quantonation #quantumdaily Executive Summary Quantum researchers and entrepreneurs have demonstrated their global leadership in several key areas during June. France Quantum 2023 was a showcase of quantum technology talent in the country. The event centered on how French

Accelerating UK Quantum Computing – Don’t Forget The ‘TeraQuop’ https://thequantuminsider.com/?p=2355810 #Insights #National #Quantum_OS #Riverlane #Steve_Brierley #TeraQuop #UK #uk_quantum #quantumdaily By Steve Brierley, founder and CEO of Riverlane The UK government is investing more than $3bn over the next ten years, hoping to become a world-leading quantum-enabled economy by 2033. It’s a welcome investment that will help the UK quantum sector maintain the impressive momentum built over the

Austria’s SFB BeyondC Extends Project Extension https://thequantuminsider.com/?p=2355458 #Insights #National #austria #Philip_Walther #quantum_information_science #SFB_BeyondC #Tracy_E_Northup #quantumdaily SFB BeyondC As a Special Research Program based in Austria, SFB BeyondC (Quantum Information Systems Beyond Classical Capabilities) has been set up to identify applications and methods for quantum information systems that can improve upon current classical capabilities. Several areas of quan