The Xunta has in execution 30 M€ in the Galician Quantum Technologies Hub, which aims to multiply by five this investment through European funds.
- Francisco Conde points out that the first step that the Xunta has already taken in the framework of this initiative was to acquire, with an investment of 13.9 M€, a quantum computer for CESGA, which will be one of the most powerful in southern Europe.
- A quantum computing research group will also be created; four experimental laboratories will be set up; the first quantum communication line will be deployed between Santiago and Vigo; and this technology will be taken to the Galician aerospace sector through the Galician Aerospace Hub.
- The objective is for Galicia to become a European and international benchmark in quantum computing and communication by 2030, both at the academic and research level, as well as at the business and commercial level.
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The first vice-president and Regional Minister of Economy, Industry and Innovation, Francisco Conde, presented today the Galician Quantum Technologies Hub, which already has 30 M€ in execution and aims to multiply this investment by five, up to 150 M€, if European funds are obtained.
Conde pointed out that the first step that the Xunta has already taken in the framework of this initiative was to acquire, with an investment of €13.9 million, a quantum computer for CESGA, which will be one of the most powerful in southern Europe. This milestone, he said, will mark a turning point for the digital transition in Galicia and positions CESGA as a locomotive and fundamental technological partner of the Galician R&D&I ecosystem in this field.
In this context, the next steps to be taken will be to create a research group in quantum computing; four experimental laboratories; deploy the first quantum communication line between Santiago and Vigo; and bring this technology to the Galician aeronautical sector through the Galician Aerospace Hub, to delve into secure communication systems for unmanned aerial vehicles or for air traffic management.
Conde explained that the Quantum Technologies Hub was born as a way of collaboration because the design of this whole strategy was made after consulting more than thirty agents of the Galician R&D&I system; starting from CESGA itself, the three universities, the technology centers plus the CSIC, the ICT Cluster, companies and professional associations, and also had the contributions of the Barcelona Supercomputing Center, which today is a benchmark throughout Europe.
The goal, he said, is for Galicia to be a European and international benchmark in quantum computing and communication by 2030, both at the academic and research level, as well as at the business and commercial level. To achieve this, the Quantum Technologies Hub will be based on four pillars: the University, which will attract talent and train the professionals of the future; the R&D&I centers, headed by CESGA, which will generate new knowledge as well as new products and services based on quantum technologies; companies and the economy, to collaborate with them to promote innovation and the use of these technologies; and society, to raise awareness of the usefulness of this technology and the benefits achieved by investing in it.
Conde concluded by highlighting, also, the willingness of the Xunta to collaborate with the central government, as it is doing, in the framework of the complementary Plan of R&D&I in quantum communication. According to Conde, Galicia is aware of the relevance that quantum communication has in this digital era to solve the growing scientific-technical demands of sectors ranging from medicine to logistics, including telecommunications, finance and industry itself.