Nation states and ecosystems
When you have a technological advantage to get hold of the defense secrets of an enemy nation, would you hold back? If the technology allowed you to take control of internet, healthcare information, and information of big financial transactions, wouldn't that tempt you to invest in the technology?
That is precisely why China have invested several billions of dollars into AI and quantum computing. They are clearly leaders within the field of quantum communication with their Micius initiative. This has spurred action across the world as the US, Europe, the UK, Canada, and even India jumping onto the quantum computing band wagon. They have all each allocated about $1 billion for quantum computing research.
It is good that governments are getting involved in the evolution of their regional quantum computing ecosystems. That would help ensure best practices are generally shared, and certain standards are followed across the ecosystem. In...
