The writer is founder of The City Quantum Summit and a senior adviser to Multiverse Computing
The last two months have seen a number of headline-grabbing announcements about technology based on quantum physics. US President Joe Biden signed two presidential decrees on quantum information science (QIS) in May. The UK Ministry of Defence bought a homegrown quantum computer in June. And at the end of June, Nato launched its €1bn innovation fund to invest in dual-purpose “deep tech”.
This should be a wake-up call to senior executives, over 80 per cent of whom don’t expect quantum computing to play a significant role in their industry until 2030, according to EY’s recent Quantum Readiness Survey 2022.