Busan City Signs Business Agreement to Establish Quantum Information Technology Ecosystem Foundation

Busan City Hall.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Dongguk Lee] On the 7th at 3 PM, Busan City will sign a business agreement with the Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI), Dongseo University, and Korea Quantum Computing (KQC) in the International Protocol Room on the 7th floor of City Hall to establish a "Quantum Information Technology Ecosystem Foundation."

About 20 officials, including Mayor Park Hyung-joon, Kim Myung-jun, Director of ETRI, Jang Je-guk, President of Dongseo University, and Kwon Ji-hoon, Chairman of KQC, will attend the signing ceremony.

Today's agreement aims for mutual cooperation to establish the quantum information technology ecosystem foundation in Busan City. At the ceremony, Mayor Park Hyung-joon is expected to urge mutual cooperation to foster the city's quantum information technology industry ecosystem.

Details include ▲ Busan City providing administrative support for establishing the quantum information technology ecosystem foundation ▲ ETRI offering technical support for Busan City's quantum information technology ecosystem foundation ▲ Dongseo University training specialized quantum information technology personnel ▲ KQC cultivating specialized quantum computing personnel, with each party actively cooperating.

Mayor Park said, "Quantum information technology is a game changer in the digital era, and the whole world is competing for the commercialization of quantum technology," adding, "Through today's business agreement with ETRI, Dongseo University, and KQC, we will do our best to advance Busan as a leading city in quantum technology."

In June, the city signed a business agreement with IBM to establish a quantum computing ecosystem and attracted the "IBM Quantum KQC Hub Busan" to Dongseo University's Centum Campus in August. In October, the city formed the "Busan City Quantum Information Technology Advisory Committee," accelerating efforts to establish the quantum information technology ecosystem foundation.

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