21 EU member states sign the ``European Declaration on Quantum Technology'', which collaborates on research and development of quantum technology to make the EU a ``Quantum Valley''


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21 EU member states sign the European Declaration on Quantum Technologies, pledging to coordinate and collaborate on research and development programs and initiatives related to quantum technologies across the EU, at a conference hosted by Belgium, which holds the Presidency of the Council of the European Union. Did.

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Quantum computing, simulation, communication, sensing and measurement are technologies that will be widely used in various fields in the future. The EU has made quantum technology a top priority, establishing the European High Performance Computing Joint Venture ( EuroHPC JU ) in 2018 and EuroQCI in 2019 to build quantum communications infrastructure across the EU. , with the goal of ``introducing Europe's first quantum acceleration computer by 2025 and becoming the world's most advanced quantum technology by 2030,'' and from 2018 onwards, we will invest more than 8 billion euros (approximately 1.3 trillion yen). is being introduced.

The European Declaration on Quantum Technology is intended for mutual cooperation in the strategic and promising area of quantum technology, with the ultimate aim of turning the EU into a ``Quantum Valley.'' The 21 signatories are Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, the Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Spain, Slovakia, Slovenia and Sweden.



Countries that sign this European Declaration on Quantum Technology agree to the following:

・Initiate cooperative activities by linking major national and regional R&D programs and initiatives related to quantum technology. Develop quantum standards in collaboration with international partners and relevant government standards bodies.
・Accelerate the transition from labs to fabs, eliminate disparities in European supply chains, and transform high-level quantum research in Europe into marketable devices with economic and social value. We will carry out initiatives to promote conversion to applications.
・Supporting collaborative networks of quantum competence clusters.
- Engage in activities to jointly build the quantum infrastructure of the future, both on the ground and in space, in quantum computing and simulation, secure communications, quantum sensing and metrology.
- Activities to further develop all areas of the European quantum ecosystem and promote private financing, in particular supporting start-ups and scale-up companies, and encouraging large companies in many industrial sectors to invest in quantum. I do.
・Increase public investment in European technological innovation to increase the EU's economic security and technological autonomy.
- Identify skills development and training measures needed to support and grow the EU's quantum ecosystem, and take concerted action to implement them.
・The social and economic impact of quantum technology and the impact quantum computing has on current encryption technology
Conduct activities to gain a deeper understanding of the challenges that may arise.
- Monitoring the global quantum technology outlook, coordinating international priorities to strengthen the EU's economic security, identifying important advances and threats, and agreeing on EU-level agreements and cooperation in the quantum field. and actively participate in development.


by IBM Research

Thierry Breton, Commissioner for the Internal Market at the European Commission, praised the signing of the Declaration: 'The signing of the Declaration is a historic step towards shaping the future of quantum research in Europe.'

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