Domestic Companies Join Forces to Secure Competitiveness in Quantum Computing

General Assembly of 'Quantum Computing Industry Leading Companies Alliance' Held on the Afternoon of the 8th

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Bong-su] Domestic research institutions and companies are joining forces for quantum computing research and development and industrial application.

The Korea Institute of Science and Technology Information (KISTI) will hold the "Quantum Information Science Technology Exchange Meeting and Quantum Computing Industry Leading Companies Alliance Inaugural General Meeting" at 1 p.m. on the 8th at the Korea Science and Technology Center in Yeoksam-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul.

The event is hosted by the Quantum Computing Industry Leading Companies Alliance and the Quantum Information Research Support Center, organized by KISTI, and sponsored by the Ministry of Science and ICT. About 60 experts from industry, academia, and research institutes in the quantum information field will participate to share the current status of quantum information technology in Korea and to hold the "Quantum Computing Industry Leading Companies Alliance Inaugural General Meeting" aimed at establishing an ecosystem for the industrial application of quantum computing in Korea.

The "Quantum Computing Industry Leading Companies Alliance Inaugural General Meeting," which announces the launch of the alliance, will mark the beginning of the alliance with congratulatory speeches from key figures in the domestic and international quantum computing fields. POSCO Holdings serves as the chair company, and KISTI acts as the secretariat. The Quantum Information Science Technology Exchange Meeting will provide an opportunity to share the status of the European quantum computing ecosystem, the necessity of quantum computing from an industrial perspective, and the research status of domestic quantum computing-related service and application companies.

A field discussion meeting will also be held with industry, academia, research, and government representatives to discuss ways to activate the industrial application of quantum computing. This is related to the government's recent plan to promote a joint public-private national strategic technology project to reduce the technology gap in the quantum computing field with the goal of becoming one of the "top four global powers by 2030." Strategies and measures for the successful promotion of the project will be discussed.

Kim Dong-ho, Deputy General Manager of POSCO Holdings, said, "We will make our best efforts with alliance member companies to achieve the goal of becoming one of the top four quantum powers by 2030 and to lead the activation of Korea's quantum computing industry," adding, "We will do our utmost to lead the industrialization of quantum computing in Korea and to become a globally influential corporate alliance."

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