{"id":18845,"date":"2023-07-19T19:47:17","date_gmt":"2023-07-19T19:47:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ctqywot.cluster028.hosting.ovh.net\/overview-of-quantum-initiatives-worldwide-2023\/"},"modified":"2023-11-09T18:49:00","modified_gmt":"2023-11-09T18:49:00","slug":"overview-of-quantum-initiatives-worldwide-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.qureca.com\/fr\/overview-of-quantum-initiatives-worldwide-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Overview of Quantum Initiatives Worldwide 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The global quantum effort leading to research and innovation in quantum science and technology is continually rising with current worldwide investments exceeding $38.6 billion. Overall, the global quantum technology market is projected to reach $106 billion by 2040 [1]<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n

We have summarised the main programs and efforts around the world below. It is not a quantum race; it is a global ecosystem to develop the new quantum technology!<\/p>\n

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Australia<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n

Australia has invested AU$130 million through federal funding for the development on quantum technologies [2]<\/a>. As announced in Budget 2023, Australia is investing another AU$101.2 million over next 5 years from the government\u2019s $1 billion critical technology fund to support a new national quantum strategy [3]<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n

In 2017, two new quantum-focussed Centres of Excellence were established as five-year programs. The first centre is FLEET <\/strong>(Future Low-Energy Electronics Technologies) located in Monash University and the second centre is Exciton Science located in the University of Melbourne [4]<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n

Australia has made significant progress in increasing the public profile of quantum technology, with CQC2T <\/strong>(Centre of Excellence for Quantum Computation and Communication Technology) Director Professor Michelle Simmons named as Australian of the Year for 2018 [2]<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n

The EQUS<\/strong> (Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Engineered Quantum Systems) was set up to conduct world-leading research to exploit the potential of quantum science and develop a range of transformational technologies [5]<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n

Austria<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a strong negative economic crisis worldwide, Austria included. The Austrian government has recognised that during these times it is important to invest in research and development. As such, in an attempt to bounce back economically and to prevent Austria from falling behind globally, the Austrian federal government, under the leadership of the Federal Ministry of Science, Education and Research is now investing 107m \u20ac into quantum research and quantum computing [6]<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n

Brazil<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n

Brazilian Company for Industrial Research and Innovation (Embrapii) intends to create a Competence Center in Quantum Technologies in Brazil with an initial investment of BRL60 million ($12 million) announced from Future of Industry initiative [7]<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n

Canada<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n

Canada is considered one of the world\u2019s leading nations in quantum research. It has invested more than $1 billion in quantum research over the past decade [8]<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n

Canada has a growing private sector impact, outstanding research expertise, and extensive government commitments to innovation. This places the country in a very strong position to drive quantum technology development [8].<\/a><\/p>\n\n

According to a 2015 evaluation of worldwide quantum research efforts, Canada was ranked 5th globally in total annual expenditures on quantum science [9]<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n

As of April 2021, a further $360 million investment to launch a National Quantum Strategy was announced by the Canadian Government [10]<\/a>. Quantum Algorithms Institute will receive $2.2 million from the Canadian Government to accelerate innovation and commercialisation in quantum technologies [11]<\/a>. An additional federal investment of $40 million was announced to enable Xanadu Quantum Technologies Inc. to build and commercialize the world\u2019s first photonic-based, fault-tolerant quantum computer [12]<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n

China<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n

China is believed to be one of the leading nations in quantum information science, as the country began investing in quantum research and development very early on, by the end of the 90s.<\/p>\n\n

Over the past two decades, quantum information science has received significant recognition in China, as the First Prize of National Natural Science of China in 2013 and 2015 has been awarded to this field.<\/p>\n\n

By 2030, China aims to have expanded its national quantum communications infrastructure, developed a general quantum computer prototype, and constructed a practical quantum simulator. It is estimated that the Chinese government has invested around $10 billion in quantum technologies, however this figure has not been officially confirmed [13]<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n

Denmark<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n

Innovation Fund Denmark invested 80 million DKK ($12 million) in the Quantum Innovation Centre -Qubiz involving three universities: the Niels Bohr Institute at the University of Copenhagen, the Technical University of Denmark, DTU and Aarhus University [14]<\/a>. Innovation Fund Denmark also funded FIRE-Q (Field-Ready single-photon Quantum technology) with 17.8 million DKK ($2.6 million) and Crypt Q with 22.5 million DKK ($3.3 million) to develop technology for secure quantum communication [15]<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n

University of Copenhagen have received 108.6 million DKK ($16 million) from the Novo Nordisk Foundation to develop and use quantum simulators to develop new drugs [16]<\/a>. In addition, Novo Nordisk Foundation in collaboration with the University of Copenhagen has established a new quantum computing programme and awarded a grant of DKK1.5 billion (US $200 million) to build Denmark’s first fully functional quantum computer [17]<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n

With the launch of the new national strategy, Denmark seeks to maintain a long-term focus on quantum research and innovation to solidify the country\u2019s leadership position within quantum technology. As part of the research strategy, the Danish government intends to spend a billion DKK to strengthen quantum research and innovation over the next five years [18]<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n

Europe<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n

Around a hundred years after the publication of revolutionary ideas from Einstein, Schr\u00f6dinger, and others, Europe still retains the largest share in academic quantum output [19]<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n

The European Commission allocated 1 billion \u20ac of funding over 10 years to launch the European Quantum Flagship [20]<\/a> in 2018.<\/p>\n\n

Its main aim is to \u201cconsolidate and expand European scientific leadership and excellence in this research area in order to kick-start a European industry in quantum technology\u201d.<\/em><\/p>\n\n

The official Flagship document has been endorsed by over 3500 representatives from academia and industry, calling on the EC to invest in QT as a core future technology. The Quantum Flagship\u2019s new Coordination and Support Action (QUCATS) will foster an open and inclusive ecosystem at the European and international levels, to contribute to the development of QT benchmarks and standards, and to step-up training and education of a quantum aware workforce [21]<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n

Quantum Flagship projects create and develop technologies for downstream activities, like the deployment of quantum computers and simulators in European High-Performance computing (EuroHPC) or the deployment of a quantum key distribution (QKD) infrastructure in the European quantum communication infrastructure (EuroQCI) initiatives. <\/p>\n\n

Under EuroHPC initiative, the first European quantum computers will be hosted across six sites in Europe: in Czechia, Germany, Spain, France, Italy, and Poland [22]<\/a>. The total planned investment for this initiative is over \u20ac100 million with participation from 17 European countries. <\/p>\n\n

The EuroQCI initiative was launched in 2019 by the European Commission and all 27 Member States and it will build a secure quantum communication infrastructure spanning the whole EU, including its overseas territories [23]<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n

Under the Digital Europe Programme of the European Commission, two workforce development initiatives DigiQ (Digitally Enhanced Quantum Technology Master) and QTIndu(Quantum Technology Courses for Industry) are funded to address the growing needs of quantum-ready workforce [24]<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n

Finland<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n

The government of Finland has granted a project of 20.7 million \u20ac funding to VTT and IQM to build its first Quantum Computer [25]<\/a>. This is in addition to a raise of 3.3 million \u20ac from Business Finland, government organization for innovation funding. <\/p>\n\n

France<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n

France has been investing 60 million \u20ac in quantum technologies every year. The French government recently launched a a plan to structure a national strategy for quantum technologies, and estimated they would require 1.4 billion \u20ac over the next five years to fund quantum research. They declared that the public sector alone cannot support this, and that the private sector will have to participate [26]<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n

They recently announced the strategic recommendations for the 2020 plan [27]<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n

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  1. Deploy cutting-edge quantum computing infrastructure for research and industry.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Launch an ambitions technological development programme.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Implement a programme for supporting the development of applications.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Create an effective environment for innovation.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. Deliver a tailored economic security strategy.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  6. Establish effective governance.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n

    In January 2021, French President Emmanuel Macron announced a five-year investment plan worth 1.8 billion \u20ac ($2.2 billion) in quantum technologies, which he said would put France among \u201cthe world\u2019s top three\u201d in this field [28]<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n

    Germany<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n

    In 2018, the German Federal Government announced a Framework Programme to bring quantum technologies to market. They also allocated 650 million \u20ac funding to its quantum technologies Programme [29]<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n

    The goals for the programme are:<\/p>\n\n