At the ‘Shaping Europe’s Quantum Future’ conference, held on Friday 22 March under the auspices of the Belgian Presidency of the EU Council, 21 European leaders signed the ‘Quantum Pact’ – the European declaration recognising the strategic importance of quantum technologies for the EU’s scientific and industrial competitiveness.
With its emphasis on “cooperation, investment and innovation”, the declaration aims to make Europe the world’s “quantum valley” and give...