India Unlocking The Potential Of Quantum : The Initiative Is Supported By The Government Of India, ISRO, Microsoft India And ASSOCHAM - GADGET-INNOVATIONS

India Unlocking The Potential Of Quantum : The Initiative Is Supported By The Government Of India, ISRO, Microsoft India And ASSOCHAM

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· The union budget 2020 announced a national mission on quantum technologies and applications with a total outlay of Rs. 8000 crores for a period of five years. 

 

 

· ASSOCHAM INDIA is at the forefront in supporting  Quantum growth in India;  ASSOCHAM-DST organised 2nd annual int’l - India Quantum Technology Conclave

 

 

·The global quantum technology market which is expected to reach $21.6B by 2025 provides tremendous growth opportunities for Indian Market

 




 

ASSOCHAM in association with Department of Science and Technology, Government of India today organised a webinar on “Unlocking the Potential of Quantum for India” today to discuss the industry roadmap on quantum computing technology adaptation, Commercialization, and future strategies of Indian industry to develop these emerging and disruptive technologies.




The Chief Guest of the conference was Prof. Ashutosh Sharma, Secretary, Department of Science and Technology, Government of India. The other prominent panelists including Shri R. Umamaheswaran,  Scientific Secretary, ISRO - Guest of Honor, Dr. Rohini Srivathsa, National Technology Officer, Microsoft India, Shri Deepak Sood, Secretary General, ASSOCHAM, Dr. Lovneesh Chanana, Chairman, ASSOCHAM National Council on IT/Ites & eCommerce, Shri Ashwani Rana, Co-Chairman, ASSOCHAM National Council on IT, Ites & eCommerce, Shri José Ignacio LATORRE, Director, Centre for Quantum Technologies, Provost’s Chair Professor, Department of Physics, National University of Singapore, Shri Simone Severini, Director, Quantum Computing, Amazon Web Services and Professor, Physics of Information, University College London (UCL), Shri Darshan Hiranandani, Chairman, ASSOCHAM National Council on Data Centers  and many more from government department, corporate world and industries.




Highlighting some of the government’s initiatives, Prof. Ashutosh Sharma, Secretary, Department of Science and Technology, Government of India says, “The government has undertaken mapping of the people, groups and resources in the country that could work in quantum technology. We already have good capability and more have to be cultivated. We launched a modest program with 200 crore rupees over 3 years with the idea of cultivating capabilities in the system to be ready for bigger things. Ministries like Meity, ISRO, DRDO have been working towards quantum technologies in different capacities. The union budget 2020 announced a national mission on quantum technologies and applications with a total outlay of Rs. 8000 crores for a period of five years. We have already set up 25 hubs of cyber physical systems across the country. The architecture, structure and processes of which is radically different from the way we have been doing things in the past and best practices and learning of which will be duplicated in the quantum mission”.




Shri. R. Umamaheswaran, Scientific Secretary, ISRO thanking Assocham for organising the Indian Quantum Technology Conclave says, “This event is where the country’s quantum technologists, scientist, academia and Industry can share a platform to witness the enormous quantum potential in the country. India is not new to the fundamental research of quantum mechanics and has gifted many eminent quantum scientists to the world. The beauty of quantum science is its speed and security. The Indian government has taken timely action and quantum technologies is one of the nine verticals identified by the Hon’ble Prime Minister’s science, technology and innovation advisory council. The govt also launched the national mission motivation for quantum technologies and application where ministries, industries, institutes and academia have joined hands to enable a quantum enabled nation by unlocking the quantum potential of the country”.


New Delhi, 25th May 2021