Building the U.S. Quantum Industry
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 became law in December 2018, but even before that the […]
DARPA Set to Incubate Quantum Bio-computing
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 eight being active. Think of DARPA’s incubators not in the […]
More on LANL’s Quantum Computing Summer School
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 in speakers from big tech (Google, Microsoft and IBM) and […]
The World Takes Note: AFRL Joins IBM Q Network
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 at the US Air Force. The Air Force Research Laboratory […]
Planning for Zimbabwe to Join the Fourth Industrial Revolution
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 of fields such as robotics, artificial intelligence, nanotechnology, quantum computing, […]
U.S Air Force Joining IBM Q Network
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 kind in the Department of Defense. This alliance will provide […]
Embrace Exponential Technologies or Risk Losing Scientific Discovery, Economic Competitiveness, and National Security
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 accelerate the development of quantum information science and technology applications. […]
South Africa Looking to Amp Up 4th Industrial Revolution Workforce Skills
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 digital economy. President Cyril Ramaphosa promised the training of one-million […]
Security and Risk of Emerging Technologies Has U.S. Department of Energy Concerned
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 competitive. Recently, in the United States, the current balance has […]
Four Weeks of Quantum Summer School
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 a satisfying answer. That’s partly because it’s complicated. But it’s […]