Quantum News Briefs 4. januar: 2023 je leto, ko kvant stopi v središče pozornosti; Japonska si zastavlja cilj povečati število uporabnikov storitev, povezanih s kvantno tehnologijo, na 10 milijonov do leta 2030; Zora polprevodniških kvantnih omrežij – sveti gral kvantnih informacijskih znanosti + VEČ

Quantum News Briefs January 4 begins with Dark Readings forecast that “2023 will be the year when quantum steps into limelight followed by Japan setting goal to increase number of users of quantum technology-related services to 10 million in 2030; Third is a research announcement with far-reaching implications; Dawn of solid-state quantum networks – The Holy Grail of quantum information sciences’ + MORE

2022 was a big year for quantum computing as governments around the world boosted investments in quantum computing. Yet 2023 may be the year when quantum finally steps into the limelight with organizations preparing to begin the process of implementing quantum computing technologies into existing systems, according to a Dark Reading article published January 3 and summarized below by Quantum News Briefs.
“In 2023, we’ll see both the private and public sector’s increased awareness around the challenges associated with quantum resilience, and we’ll see efforts begin to take hold more significantly to prepare for quantum computing,” says Jon France, CISO of The International Information System Security Certification Consortium, or (ISC)², is a non-profit organization which specializes in training and certifications for cybersecurity professionals.
The amount of money different countries have allocated for quantum computing to date — China leads with $15.3 billion in public funds in quantum computing investments. The European Union governments combined have invested $7.2 billion, which dwarfs the US with $1.9 billion.
V zasebnem sektorju je tudi veliko naložbenih dejavnosti, pri čemer so start-upi, osredotočeni na kvantne tehnologije, samo v letu 1.4 zbrali 2021 milijarde dolarjev sredstev, je dejal McKinsey. Skoraj polovica (49 %) teh zasebnih naložb je v podjetjih v Združenih državah, v primerjavi s samo 6 % na Kitajskem, ugotavljajo analitiki.
»Izgradnja kibernetske odpornosti v pripravah na kvantno tehnologijo bi se morala začeti že pred desetletjem … toda zdaj je drugi najboljši čas,« pravi France. Vendar pa bo tako za organizacije zasebnega kot javnega sektorja proces ustvarjanja infrastrukture »kvantno odporne« težak in počasen.
V nedavni raziskavi družbe Deloitte so podjetja dejala, da brez zunanjega pritiska – kot so regulativne zahteve in zahteve skladnosti – ne bodo dajali prednosti pobudam kvantne varnosti.
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Japanese electronics and other firms have been engaged in research into quantum computers, which would vastly surpass the calculating power of supercomputers. NHK World Japan recently commented on quantum computing in Japan; Quantum News Briefs summarizes below.
They are currently trying to make actual use of the quantum technologies developed during the research process. The Japanese government has set a goal of increasing the number of users of quantum technology-related services to 10 million in 2030.
Industrial conglomerate Hitachi has created a system that can automatically assign shifts to more than 100 workers, reflecting their various work hours, plans for days off and the number of workers needed for each shift. Officials say it took over 11 hours for humans to create such a schedule, but the system does it in less than half that time. They say they hope to put it into practical use in fiscal 2023 or later.
Hitachi researcher Yamamoto Keisuke says he hopes the system will be applied to a wide range of sectors, including finance, manufacturing and railways.
Technology giant Fujitsu says that later this year it plans to start using an actual quantum computer developed with the Riken research institute. The firm says it will let businesses use the machine for research purposes.  Click here to read NKH World article in-entirety.