Descripción del proyecto
Respaldar el liderazgo europeo en la segunda revolución cuántica
Las tecnologías cuánticas están pasando del laboratorio al mercado con mayor rapidez de lo que se preveía hace diez años. La Comisión Europea ha creado el buque insignia cuántico, una ambiciosa iniciativa de investigación e innovación que pretende situar a Europa a la vanguardia de la segunda revolución cuántica. Su objetivo es respaldar el trabajo de los investigadores cuánticos en el ámbito universitario y el sector industrial con cerca de 1 000 millones EUR durante 10 años. Las tecnologías cuánticas se están ampliando ya a otras acciones dentro y fuera de Horizonte Europa. El proyecto QUCATS, financiado con fondos europeos, es una acción de coordinación y apoyo que fomentará un ecosistema de tecnología cuántica abierto e inclusivo a nivel europeo e internacional, contribuirá al desarrollo de puntos de referencia y estándares de tecnología cuántica y acelerará la formación y educación de una mano de obra con conciencia cuántica.
Objetivo
Quantum Technologies (QT) are now developing quickly and broadly in Europe, and the QT Flagship launched 3 years ago is part of a larger Quantum Fleet. This evolution goes together with a reinforcement of the move from the lab to real-world applications, and to industry involvement towards potential markets. The QUCATS CSA is designed to accompany this transition, with the main goals to foster an open and inclusive ecosystem at the European and international levels, to contribute to the development of QT benchmarks and standards, and to step-up training and education of a quantum aware workforce. These outcomes will be reached through the execution of five Work Packages, and their expected impacts will be to preserve the ownership sense built by the previous QT initiatives, now enlarged from labs to the European quantum industry; to make sure that a plurality of voices is consulted and heard, delivering a consistent scientific and political message on critical QT-related issues; and to guarantee that the new phase of the QT Flagship will be validated and supported by the largest possible scientific and industry community. A crucial issue is to allow researchers and policy makers to strike a balance between protectionism and full free trade, in order to keep going the worldwide exchange of ideas, ultimately leading to the conceptual and technological breakthroughs required for the full realization of the QT potential. This smart openness will make Europe more attractive for foreign companies, avoiding at the same time the move of QT companies to countries outside it. Particular attention will be brought to the coordination and development of international QT standards and regulations, and to new educational programs on a European scale, able to train QT specialists, well skilled to make progress in the current Flagship phase and beyond it. Ultimately, the goal of QUCATS is to keep the whole European QT initiative on the path towards a full success on a global scale.
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