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GCRI · Quantum Technologies

Innovation and practical technology

Technology relevant to quantum and cyber and digital resilience: what it can do, the constraints it faces and its consequences for people and institutions.

01Workspace

The workspace for innovation and practical technology.

Innovation pipeline

Quantum technologies · Stage gates · Example interface, not a record

Gate review in 6 dGCRI · Quantum Technologies

By readiness level

TRL 2 to 301
PQC migration planconcept tested
TRL 4 to 502
Testbed access policylab validation
Cryptographic inventorylab validation
TRL 6 to 701
Responsible innovation reviewpilot with owner
Adoption review01
Quantum sensing pilotowner decides

Readiness criteria

pilot vs gate

Evidence of effect41 of 70 requiredSafeguards71 of 80 requiredOperating cost known62 of 60 requiredOwner commitment48 of 75 required

Pilot issues

  1. I-1Data licence for pilot siteTo check9 d
  2. I-2Observer protocol signedDone5 d
Innovation pipeline.Illustrative interface; not live data.

Quantum Technologies · Innovation pipeline. Innovation pipeline: example names and illustrative values, not a record.

02Approach

Evaluate before adopting.

  1. 01

    Need

    Which problem does the technology address, and for whom?

  2. 02

    Evidence

    What has been demonstrated, under what conditions, and what remains untested?

  3. 03

    Constraints

    Cost, skills, infrastructure, data and governance requirements.

  4. 04

    Consequences

    Effects on safety, rights, equity and the environment.

03Technologies under assessment

What could change quantum practice, and what it still has to show.

TechnologyWhat it could changeWhat remains to be shown
Post-quantum algorithms (NIST FIPS 203 to 205)Cryptography expected to resist quantum attackPerformance in constrained devices, implementation security
Quantum key distributionKey exchange secured by physicsDistance, cost, authentication requirements
Quantum sensors for navigation and timingResilience to satellite signal lossSize, cost, field robustness
04Build and test

From idea to tested capability.

Promising work can be built in Foundry and tested under controlled conditions through Universe. No technology is described as proven before it has been tested and reviewed.

05Sources

Where this page’s references lead.

The bodies and documents this page is read against. Status and editions change; each link goes to the issuing body.

06Questions

Questions and answers.

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No. It evaluates technologies and publishes what it finds, with limits. It does not endorse, certify or recommend products or vendors.
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