Smart Canadian talent to pay crucial role in quantum computer revolution

There is abundant evidence that we are developing some of the best quantum talent in the world. Will we end up with a Canadian quantum computing industry? That’s our potential. But our early-stage companies have far to go to become profitable, Canadian-controlled companies with the scale and scope to prosper in the global marketplace.

The interior of an IBM quantum computing system, pictured October 2019. According to the New Scientist, quantum computers 'are machines that use the properties of quantum physics to store data and perform computations,' which 'can be extremely advantageous for certain tasks where they could vastly outperform even our best supercomputers.'Photograph courtesy Flickr

Opinion

BY DAVID CRANE

August 8, 2022

TORONTO—Smart Canadian talent will play a critical role in bringing about the quantum computer revolution, the next really big and transformative jump in the power and capacity of computing technology. There is abundant evidence that we are developing some of the best quantum talent in the world ...

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