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GAITHERSBURG, Md. — The Quantum Economic Development Consortium (QED-C) has formally established its steering committee with the signing of participation agreements by Boeing, ColdQuanta, Google, IBM, QC Ware and Zapata Computing. The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the Department of Energy are also members of the steering committee, which will set direction for the consortium as it lays the groundwork for a new commercial industry based on quantum information science and technologies, as well as the supply chain to support it.
The consortium of more than 180 members includes a mix of large and small businesses, representing different parts of the U.S. supply chain. The QED-C will hold its plenary meeting with the established steering committee later today.
The consortium was established with support from NIST as part of the National Quantum Initiative Act, signed into law by President Donald J. Trump in December 2018. The bill directed NIST to convene a consortium to identify the future measurement, standards, cybersecurity and other needs that will support the development of a quantum information science and technology industry. It also created the National Quantum Coordination Office at the White House, which oversees the implementation of the bill.
“Through the establishment of the QED-C steering committee, the administration has reached yet another milestone delivering on the National Quantum Initiative and strengthening American leadership in quantum information science. We look forward to the continued work of the QED-C and applaud this private-public model for advancing QIS research and innovation,” said U.S. Chief Technology Officer Michael Kratsios.
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