A new national network to coordinate standards for the quantum technologies that will revolutionise everything from medicine to banking and transport.<\/p>\n
\t\u00a310m network launched to shape the rules of the road for quantum \u2013 backing the UK\u2019s global leadership.
\n\tNew National Quantum Standards Network will help turn British research into secure, reliable products people can trust and businesses can sell worldwide.
\n\tCoordinated standards to accelerate breakthroughs in healthcare, transport and finance \u2013 unlocking jobs, investment and growth.<\/p>\n
A new national network to coordinate standards for the quantum technologies that will revolutionise everything from medicine to banking and transport will strengthen the ability of British companies to grow at home and sell around the world.<\/p>\n
Announced by Science Minister Lord Vallance yesterday, the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) will establish the National Quantum Standards Network (QSN) to bring together common standards for game-changing Quantum technology.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Supported by \u00a310 million from DSIT, it will bring together government, industry, and academia to engage with UK companies \u2013 ensuring their products are developed to internationally recognised standards.<\/p>\n
The QSN will oversee everything from the linewidths of the ultra-narrow lasers needed to control qubits inside a quantum computer, to the size, weight and energy-efficiency requirements that will ensure one quantum sensor\u2019s reading can be trusted against another\u2019s.<\/p>\n
It will bring together government, industry, academia and standards bodies, including the British Standards Institution and UKRI\u2019s National Quantum Computing Centre.<\/p>\n
Standards already underpin services we rely on, like using our mobile phones abroad and sending data securely. Doing the same with Quantum will help speed up adoption of the technology, and could help with everyday tasks like supporting sensitive transactions for banks all over the world.<\/p>\n
Science Minister Lord Vallance recently\u00a0said:<\/p>\n
Quantum could bring benefits to our society as significant as what we are seeing with AI, with the potential to deliver new medicines, better public services, and protect our finances.<\/p>\n
The UK\u2019s quantum sector is already a global leader. With the National Quantum Standards Network we will accelerate its growth, meaning more British jobs and investment into our\u202feconomy \u202ffrom all over the world.<\/p>\n
As key decisions are taken in international quantum standards-setting bodies over the coming years, the UK will now lead the way globally with its own dedicated network. The QSN will give British companies a voice in standards over the long term in a sector which has the potential to add \u00a3212 billion to the UK economy and add 100,000 jobs.<\/p>\n
The government\u2019s \u00a32 billion investment into quantum announced earlier this year \u2013 building on existing strengths of leading companies and world-class talent \u2013 is already keeping the UK at the forefront of quantum innovation. This includes \u00a31.2 billion towards the procurement of large-scale quantum computers, so companies can have confidence bringing technologies from the lab to market.<\/p>\n
Dr Peter Thompson, CBE, CEO at NPL recently said:\u202f<\/p>\n
We are delighted to be leading the establishment of the Quantum Standards Network which marks a major step in ensuring the UK can lead the global conversation on quantum. Standards are the backbone of responsible, scalable innovation.<\/p>\n
By coordinating expertise\u202facross the UK quantum ecosystem, the\u202fnetwork\u202fwill accelerate technology adoption, boost UK\u202fcompetitiveness\u202fand support the safe and ethical development of quantum technologies.\u201d\u202f\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
The UK is a big quantum player. In a recent vote of confidence, Vescent \u2013 a leading manufacturer of quantum tech \u2013 recently chose NPL as the location for its first office outside the US.<\/p>\n
By positioning itself at the heart of common standards for quantum, the UK will secure competitive advantage, attract investment, and ensure British innovation underpins the technologies of the future.<\/p>\n
Notes to Editors<\/p>\n
\tHosted by NPL, the Quantum Standards Network unites key strategic partners including DSIT, BSI, UKRI National Quantum Computing Centre, National Cyber Security Centre, and UKQuantum. Together, they will coordinate the UK\u2019s engagement in emerging international standards activity and foster collaboration with leading technical agencies internationally.<\/p>\n
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