GCRI · Quantum Technologies
Mandate and publisher
Quantum Technologies is a specialist platform of The Global Centre for Risk and Innovation (GCRI), at its canonical address. Its mandate is evidence on quantum science and technology convergence: the opportunities, the limitations and the transition risks. This page explains who publishes it, why it exists as a separate platform, the condition attached to its publication, what it never does and where it stands.
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- Canonical methods this field applies
- Topics
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- Subject pages in the field
- Counterparts
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- Platforms in shared fields across the network
- Report series
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- Reports series it contributes to
Mandate and publisher in four parts.
Separating demonstrated results from expectation.
The platform’s thesis is quantum science and technology convergence, opportunities, limitations and transition risks.
What works now
Evidence on what quantum devices have demonstrated, under what conditions and at what scale.
What must change
The cryptographic migration and other transitions that quantum capability makes necessary.
What could follow
Research horizon reports that label expectation as expectation.
Who is responsible.
GCRI publishes Quantum Technologies and answers for what appears on it. GCRI Canada is the lead contracting organisation. GCRI is a research, development and policy institution; its findings carry their methods and uncertainty.
The platform exists separately because quantum science is a distinct technical field with its own community and methods. Its approval carries a condition: it publishes only when qualified scientific stewardship exists. Quantum Technologies is an established platform. Its pages set out its scope and how it is designed to work, and it publishes evidence only once qualified scientific stewardship and named subject review are in place. Information and enquiries are open today.
What Quantum Technologies does not do.
- It does not endorse, rate or recommend quantum vendors, products or services.
- It does not give investment, procurement or legal advice.
- It does not regulate, certify, license or approve any algorithm, product or implementation, and it does not set cryptographic standards.
- It does not publish exploit details or guidance that would increase security risk.
- Taking part confers no appointment or authority, and sponsorship confers no editorial control.
Cryptographic standards are set by competent standards bodies; security decisions remain with system owners and the authorities responsible for them. See trust, rights and status.
Where the platform sits.
Quantum Technologies belongs to the quantum and cyber and digital resilience fields. Its closest GCRI neighbour is Cybersecurity and Digital Resilience. Its governance counterpart is AI and Digital Governance at The Global Risks Forum (GRF), and its finance counterparts include Payments and Market Infrastructure at The Global Risks Alliance (GRA). Read the field overview and dependencies and consequences.
Questions and answers.
Is Quantum Technologies a separate organisation?
Who reviews what the platform publishes?
Who can I contact?
What is the current status?
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Information and enquiries are open today. An enquiry receives a reference and names the next step; applications, payments, compute allocations and registrations open only when their team, terms and review capacity exist.
Legal documents.
Maps, data and figures on this site are shown for context and general information. They are not advice, forecasts or warnings; the limits of the information are set out in the Disclaimers and Data Notices.