India's National Quantum Mission: Bengaluru emerges as key hub for quantum technology development
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Shilpa Elizabeth
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Summary
Ajai Chowdhry, Chairman of the Mission Governing Board of India's National Quantum Mission (NQM), discusses the progress and ambitions of India's quantum technology sector. With Karnataka and Bengaluru serving as key hubs due to their concentration of research institutions, software/hardware companies, and startups, the NQM was approved in 2023 to build quantum capabilities. IISc has been selected as one of the mission hubs, and Bengaluru hosts most of the mission-backed startups. Chowdhry highlights achievements from the state, the importance of sovereign technology, and expected breakthroughs, drawing a parallel that quantum technology today is where AI was five years ago.
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With a large concentration of research institutions, software and hardware companies, and startups, Karnataka, and in particular Bengaluru, is key to India's quantum ambitions
After the Union Cabinet approved the National Quantum Mission (NQM) in 2023 to build capabilities in quantum technologies, Indian Institute of Science (IISc) was selected as one of the hubs under the mission
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