The Quantum Ecosystem and Its Future Workforce

Venegas‐Gomez, Araceli

doi:10.1002/phvs.202000044

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“…As the field of quantum technologies is accelerating, the demand for highly advanced knowledge and skills in quantum will only grow by time. 4,23,34 There are distinct workforce requirements for its development, implementation in real-world applications, and commercialization.…”

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“…A continuous expansion of the quantum ecosystem demands the growth of the quantum talent pool that can understand the core concepts in Quantum Information Science and Technology (QIST), and address challenges such as scalability and identification of unique real-world opportunities for quantum systems. 23 To meet the anticipated industrial demand for a quantum-ready workforce, several programs have been established (or will be in the near term), including undergraduate, 24 master's and PhD level academic degrees, 25 industrial educational programs, [26][27][28] online courses, [29][30][31] and community focused networks. 32,33 The primary objective of this paper is to present an overview about the education and training resources available worldwide which are key to develop the current and the future quantum workforce.…”

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Defining the quantum workforce landscape: a review of global quantum education initiatives

Kaur

Venegas‐Gomez

2022

Opt. Eng.

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Rapid advances in quantum technology have exacerbated the shortage of a diverse, inclusive, and sustainable quantum workforce. National governments and industries are developing strategies for education, training, and workforce development to accelerate the commercialization of quantum technologies. We report the existing state of the quantum workforce as well as several learning pathways to nurture the talent pipeline between academia and industry. We provide a comprehensive guide to various educational initiatives accessible throughout the world, such as online courses, conferences, seminars, games, and community-focused networks, that facilitate quantum training and upskill the talent needed to develop a better quantum future.

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Section: Quantum Technologies Market Demandmentioning

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Section: Introductionmentioning

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Defining the quantum workforce landscape: a review of global quantum education initiatives

Kaur

Venegas‐Gomez

2022

Opt. Eng.

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“…However, they should be quantum engineers with knowledge of quantum information science and a quantum technology overview who can understand and be able to process and evaluate the outgoing data from quantum sensors, computers and communications. Presently, an existing quantum ecosystem is growing continuously, and this ecosystem will require an increasingly larger quantum workforce [300]. This requires training and educating new quantum engineers and experts; that is, more universities offering quantum programmes and more students taking them.…”

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Quantum technology for military applications

Krelina

2021

EPJ Quantum Technol.

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Quantum technology is an emergent and potentially disruptive discipline, with the ability to affect many human activities. Quantum technologies are dual-use technologies, and as such are of interest to the defence and security industry and military and governmental actors. This report reviews and maps the possible quantum technology military applications, serving as an entry point for international peace and security assessment, ethics research, military and governmental policy, strategy and decision making. Quantum technologies for military applications introduce new capabilities, improving effectiveness and increasing precision, thus leading to ‘quantum warfare’, wherein new military strategies, doctrines, policies and ethics should be established. This report provides a basic overview of quantum technologies under development, also estimating the expected time scale of delivery or the utilisation impact. Particular military applications of quantum technology are described for various warfare domains (e.g. land, air, space, electronic, cyber and underwater warfare and ISTAR—intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition and reconnaissance), and related issues and challenges are articulated.

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“…While the excitement around quantum technologies generally and quantum computing in particular is palpable, among academic researchers, industry commentators and in the public domain 1 , how these technologies translate to improved competitive advantage for business is less well defined. The hype for the disruptive potentials for quantum computing has become particularly dominant.…”

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Educating decision makers on resource allocations for quantum technologies

Manfield

Harvey

White

2023

Seventeenth Conference on Education and Training in Optics and Photonics: ETOP 2023

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While quantum science occupies a deserved place in STEM curricula, new learning trajectories are also suggested for those seeking to generate value in emerging product and service settings. Harnessing quantum technologies for commercial purposes invites innovative curricula that guides both industry and government players in making promising use of their resources. Strategic resource allocation demands an underlying innovation thesis by which to diagnose value propositions with a guiding set of value principles. These tools then deliver cohesive actions that realise a quantum strategy to unlock value. Given this imperative, a key question arises: "How can we best educate a distributed skilled workforce to deliver and capture value from quantum innovations?". This distributed learning challenge suggests a massive open online course (MOOC) to align quantum science with quantum strategy. We have recently built such a MOOC and have tracked its development arc as we tested our pedagogy, leading us to some interesting delineations. Firstly, those with existing products and services adopting particular quantum technologies to improve performance require tools to cut through the quantum hype in distilling value opportunities such technologies are uniquely positioned to deliver. Secondly, those already immersed in the technology need guiding frameworks to distil and propagate their value proposition aligned with end-user needs, thereby connecting technology advances with market expectations.We draw on our experience to note distinctive successes and learning boundaries enabled by MOOC platforms to allow both learning scale and geographic dispersion. We suggest future research and pedagogical development pathways.

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The Quantum Ecosystem and Its Future Workforce

Cited by 18 publications

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Defining the quantum workforce landscape: a review of global quantum education initiatives

Defining the quantum workforce landscape: a review of global quantum education initiatives

Quantum technology for military applications

Educating decision makers on resource allocations for quantum technologies

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