To stay in the quantum race, Romania and Bulgaria are developing quantum communications, applications and educational programmes
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As the first EU-backed quantum computers fire up, Romania and Bulgaria have found cheaper ways to develop quantum capabilities without the hardware. But they need more public investment to capitalise on growing expertise.
Quantum computers, in theory, will be able to solve problems that classical computers can’t, revolutionising sectors from finance to logistics. It is also likely they will be able to break current encryption systems, one of the reasons why the EU has designated the technology as critical.
Six EU-backed quantum computing systems are being deployed across the continent, including the first two in central and eastern Europe, in Czechia and Poland. Although researchers will be able to access this infrastructure remotely, the hosting institutions and nations are at a significant advantage.
But quantum technology goes…
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