Bengaluru is already a quantum hub: Minister
This came in response to Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu's earlier announcement of a collaboration with QPIAI, a quantum computing company, to establish the ambitious Amaravati Quantum Valley, under the National Quantum Mission. Mr. Naidu claimed this would mark the first such quantum technology hub in India, aimed at advancing research and innovation.
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Responding to this, Mr. Boseraju said Bengaluru has already made significant progress as the hub of India's quantum sector. A prime example is the 25-qubit quantum computer 'Indus', indigenously developed and operational in Bengaluru.
Mr. Boseraju said India's first Quantum Research Park has been established at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru.
A two-day Quantum Summit was being organised in Bengaluru from July 31. Nobel laureates in the field of quantum technology would participate in this summit, he said.
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