Tag: National Quantum Strategy

Sydney Uni to lead $18.3m Quantum Australia effort

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The University of Sydney has been awarded an $18.3 million federal grant over four years to establish a research and commercialisation networking group for Australia’s nascent quantum sector. The...

MYEFO withholds funding detail for quantum strategy

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The Albanese government has withheld funding details for the country’s first-ever quantum strategy due to “commercial sensitivities”, fueling speculation that it is in the market for a quantum computer....

Search begins for quantum growth centre operator

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The federal government has begun accepting pitches from quantum computing companies to establish the Australian Centre for Quantum Growth, almost six months after the initiative was funded. A grant...

Govt uses ‘secret’ EOI in search for quantum computer

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The Albanese government has quietly approached a small number of local and foreign quantum computing firms for information about their offerings as part of an accelerated plan to acquire...

$55m in quantum industry grants to flow from 2024

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Nearly $55 million worth of quantum industry grants will start flowing from next year through a new national growth centre and challenge programs, as the government looks to seize...

Embracing quantum at an inflection point

Posted on   |  by Professor Elanor Huntington
Henry Ford famously declared, “if I had asked people what they wanted, they would have said faster horses”. Over a century on, and it is technologies that exploit quantum...

Industry reacts: National quantum ambition must be sustained

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Australia’s emerging quantum industry has applauded the ambition of the federal government’s National Quantum Strategy, although some have urged caution against too much focus on engineering and commercialisation, saying...