Australia Releases National Quantum Strategy

Australia’s National Quantum Strategy was released last week, outlining the government’s aims to guide and develop the local quantum industries.

This comes as part of the government’s National Reconstruction Fund which will provide a targeted investment of 1 billion dollars for critical technologies like quantum.

It’s estimated quantum industries incould create 19,400 direct jobs, generating 5.9 billion dollars of revenue by 2045, and help solve some of the biggest challenges we face.

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Produced By: Josie Lu

Featured In Story: Dr Jarryd Daymond, Lecturer in Strategy and Innovation at the University of Sydney, and Dr Andrea Morello, Professor of Quantum Engineering at UNSW

First aired on The Wire, Wednesday 10 May 2023