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Editorial
‘‘
he time has come to build one”, said the officials of The
TDepartment of Science and Technology (DST) about the
development of the Indian quantum computers. Quantum
computing, in its current fifth generation, has emerged as a new trend in
computing and has proven to be more proficient over conventional
computing. Observing international entities, the Australian government has
announced AUD$25 million investment and the European Commission
Support investing $1.13 billion for quantum projects. This raises the
question, where does India stand in the race of quantum computing?
Our nation is attempting to take significant steps in quantum computing
technology. DST has already funded the projects to develop the quantum
computers. The physics departments at Indian Institute of Science,
Bangalore and Harish Chandra Research Institute, Allahabad are not far
behind and have also paved their way into the theoretical aspects of
quantum computing.
Is India Ready
for Quantum
Computing?
Critics label the limitations on the existing systems and the R&D sector of
the country saying that the Indian quantum computers are years away and
the current systems only solve the little problems. However, various causes
fall under the advantageous category of our nation. India has been home to
names in quantum computing like Raman Research Institute (RRI), DST
etc. that are conducting innovative research in quantum communication,
quantum computing, and quantum optics. Furthermore, the Indian
government has shown massive support in quantum computing setting up
initiatives like Quantum Information Science & Technology (QuST). The
aim of these initiatives is to revolutionize future computation and
communication systems. The government has introduced these
propositions from noted academicians and experts of the quantum
technologies.
To remain ahead of the quantum computing course, our nation can set up a
roadmap comprising groups of academicians, industry representatives, and
the end users. Being a home to the broad interest groups, one group
comprising academicians and theoretical computer scientists should work
in close collaboration. To inspire the young generation, our nation can set
up a strong value of fellowships encouraging more postdoctoral and
doctoral research works. Additionally, more workshops and conferences
can be held to promote quantum computing. The benefits will roll in the
form of further drug discovery, weather predictions, logistical planning,
finance, data analysis, and space discovery. T R
Anmol Preet Singh