The European Commission presented on Friday (22 March) five pillars that will form the basis to boost Europe’s competitiveness in quantum computing, a rapidly growing technology that solves problems too complex for classical computers.
The pillars will be the bedrock of an action plan with concrete steps, as mentioned in the EU Quantum Declaration. At the time of publication, the Commission did not respond to Euractiv’s question on the budget for the plan or an expected timeline.
Quantum computers outstrip the capacities of supercomputers, which are the hardware on which much of the world’s high-tech products are developed, so a race to develop them is underway among the world’s powers.
Commission presents five pillars for quantum development – Euractiv