IBM Urges Nations to Broaden Quantum Strategies Beyond Computing
IBM's research center warns that governments focusing solely on quantum computing risk falling behind in data protection and applied fields, urging parallel development of post-quantum cryptography and secure communications.
In a new report, IBM's research center calls on governments to avoid narrowing their quantum strategies to just computing. The authors argue that countries should simultaneously advance secure communications, sensors, post-quantum cryptography, workforce development, and supply chains.
The report warns of "tunnel vision" — nations that focus exclusively on quantum computers may lag in data security and practical applications. The most pressing near-term priority, it says, is transitioning to post-quantum cryptography, driven by the "harvest now, decrypt later" threat, where data is intercepted today for future decryption as quantum capabilities grow.
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