All Quantum Policy & Sovereignty Posts
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Quantum Sovereignty
Quantum in Space: Satellites, Timing, and the Geopolitics of Global Quantum Infrastructure
Space turns the quantum race into an infrastructure competition. What began as a laboratory contest for quantum computing and communications is rapidly moving into orbit. In 2016, Chinese scientists cheered as the Micius satellite (the world’s first quantum communications satellite) linked two ground stations with unbreakable quantum keys. A decade later, Europe’s space agency is preparing a prototype Eagle-1 satellite to join an ambitious EU-wide…
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Quantum Policies
Canada’s National Quantum Strategy: A Good Start, But Not Enough
Canadian officials unveiling the National Quantum Strategy in January 2023, a $360 million plan to boost quantum innovation. I’ve spent the past five years living in Canada and writing about emerging technologies here, and this moment inspires both hope and concern. On one hand, I applaud Canada for finally launching a National Quantum Strategy (NQS) - a clear signal that our government recognizes the importance of…
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Quantum Policies
National Initiatives in Quantum Technologies (as of April 2022)
As quantum technologies garner global attention, its economic and national security implications are positioning these set of technologies alongside AI and 5G as pivotal emerging technologies for the future. Governments worldwide are recognizing the strategic importance of quantum technologies, which broadly includes quantum computing, quantum communication and quantum sensing.
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