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Quantum technologies raise questions of security, equity, dual use and honesty about what they can do. Export controls restrict trade in some quantum items, a few countries and firms hold most capability, and inflated claims can misdirect public money. This page sets out the governance questions quantum innovation raises, how they are being addressed, and what evidence serves the governments, funders and researchers shaping it.

01Canvas

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Pergal · li dora vê mijarêNimûneyî

Şopînerê koçberiya piştî kuantûmê

Responsible quantum innovation · Crypto inventory · Wave 4

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Koçberî

  1. Envanterhemû krîpto
  2. Pêşîn biketemenê daneyê
  3. Hilbijêrealgorîtmayên standard
  4. Bicihkirina hîbrîdklasîk û PQC
  5. Ceribandinhevgirtî
  6. Veguhestinteqawît bike

Pergal li gorî pêşînî

Îmzekirina arşîvêRSA-204818ML-DSA hîbrîdPilotkirin
Dergehê VPNECDH10ML-KEM hîbrîdPlankirî
HSM ya dayînêRSA-30729Nexşeya rê ya pêşkêşkerHatiye asteng kirin
Web TLSECDHE2Danûstendina kilîtan a hîbrîdQediya

Pêşveçûn

Hatiye envanterkirin, %72 of 100 requiredHîbrîd hatiye bicihkirin, %23 of 50 requiredHatiye teqawîtkirin, %13 of 25 required
Post-quantum migration tracker: the screen’s structure, terms and states for Responsible quantum innovation.Nav û nirxên nimûneyî; sêwiran e, ne qeyd an pergaleke zindî ye.

ŞeklPost-quantum migration tracker: example names and illustrative values, not a record or a live system.

02The question

Responsible quantum innovation: how the risk develops.

Dual-use, equity and uncertainty. The dossier below sets out how the risk develops, what is measured, where the data come from, how it is modelled and who decides.

Mekanîzma

Dual use is built in

Quantum computing threatens current cryptography and quantum sensing has military uses, so the same research serves civilian and security ends.

Mekanîzma

Export controls restrict diffusion

Several countries control exports of specified quantum computers, components and software, affecting collaboration and markets.

Mekanîzma

Capability is concentrated

Most investment, patents and expertise sit in a few countries and firms, raising concerns about an emerging quantum divide.

Mekanîzma

Hype misleads decisions

Overstated claims of near-term advantage can distort funding, procurement and security planning. Claims discipline is part of responsible innovation.

03Rêbaz û delîl

How responsible quantum innovation is modelled, measured and tested.

Model, texmînên wî, daneyên wî û nediyariya wî, bi şeweyê ku zanyar an endezyar kontrol bike. Avahî rêbazên weşandî dişopînin. Nirxên hatine xêzkirin nimûneyî ne, ne encam in.

Modela pergalê

The couplings between the systems in responsible quantum innovation: signs of influence, a reinforcing and a balancing loop, and cross-links where stress jumps.

++−+KuantûmSîberCivakAborîR xurtkerB hevseng
Causal loop diagram from the page’s systems; signs show the direction of influence. Illustrative structure for a system dynamics or network model, not estimated couplings.
Prensîbên rêber ên FAIR · GO FAIR û FORCE11W3C PROV · World Wide Web ConsortiumRêwerzên ji bo birêvebirina hevgirtî ya nediyarîyan · IPCCCEOS Analysis Ready Data · Committee on Earth Observation Satellites
04Li seranserê qadan

Responsible quantum innovation anticipates effects across domains.

05Nîşander

What is measured, and how well.

Each indicator carries its unit, its cadence, the kind of source behind it and the evidence label a value would carry. No values are shown: a programme supplies them under its own authority.

IndicatorUnitCadenceSource typeNîşan
Countries with national quantum strategiescountannualGovernment strategy documentsStatîstîkên weşandî
Export control measures on quantum itemscountper changeGovernment noticesStatîstîkên weşandî
Share of quantum patents by countrypercentannualPatent databasesÇAVDÊRÎKIRÎ
International research collaborations in quantumcount of co-authored papers by country pairannualBibliometric dataÇAVDÊRÎKIRÎ
Responsible innovation frameworks adoptedcountper assessmentProgramme documentationDECLARED
Public engagement activities on quantumcountannualProgramme reportsREPORTED
06Çavkanî

Where the evidence comes from.

Named public datasets and institutional records, each with its licence class. Sources by agreement are used only under their terms and never republished.

ÇavkanîWhat it givesLicence class
Government export control lists and noticesControls on quantum itemsPublic records, licence per government
OECD and UNESCO work on quantum and societyPolicy and ethics perspectivesPublic, terms per organisation
NIST post-quantum cryptography standards (FIPS 203, 204 and 205)Approved algorithms for migrating cryptography before quantum attacksUS government work, public domain
Bibliometric databases such as OpenAlexCollaboration and publication patternsOpen, CC0
Patent databasesGeographic distribution of patentingFree access, terms per office
07Biryar

Who decides, and what the evidence serves.

Quantum Technologies prepares evidence. The decisions below are taken by the authorities named, under their own rules, and never by the platform.

Kî biryarê dideThe questionEvidence this page serves
HukûmetHow to balance security controls with open science and collaborationGovernance reviews; export control evidence
Research fundersHow to assess quantum claims and fund responsiblyClaims assessment guides
International organisationsHow to support access for countries with little capabilityConcentration analyses

Outputs this topic produces

  • Governance landscape reviews for quantum
  • Analyses of capability concentration
  • Claims assessment guides for funders and buyers
  • Evidence notes on export control effects on research
08Core questions

What experts ask.

Responsible innovation questions are asked before capabilities arrive.

  • Which quantum capabilities have military or surveillance uses, and how should research and trade be governed?
  • Who will have access to quantum technology and its benefits, and who could be left exposed?
  • How should uncertain timelines be communicated without hype or complacency?
  • How can countries without quantum industries protect their pergalan during the cryptographic transition?
  • What environmental and resource costs do quantum systems carry?
09Mechanisms

Mechanisms and drivers.

Dual use is intrinsic: the same computers, sensors and communication pergalan serve civilian and security purposes, and the cryptographic threat has obvious intelligence value. Governments respond with export controls and research security measures, which can also slow open science and international collaboration.

Equity risks arise because capability is concentrated. Countries and organisations with fewer resources may be last to migrate their cryptography and least able to benefit from applications. Hype is itself a risk: inflated expectations misdirect resources and erode trust when they are not met, while dismissiveness can delay necessary security work. Responsible practice therefore pairs every claim with its evidence base and its uncertainty, and invites independent specialists to test it.

10Methods and data

How it is studied, and where the methods stop.

Method or dataWhat it showsSînor
Technology assessment and foresightPlausible developments and their implicationsForesight is not prediction
Ethical, legal and social analysisRights, fairness and accountability questionsNormative judgements differ across societies
Stakeholder and public engagementConcerns and values of those affectedEngagement can be shallow or unrepresentative
Life-cycle assessmentEnergy and material footprintData on emerging pergalan is limited
11Rêbaz

How it is studied, and what the methods cannot say.

  1. Ewlehiya sîber û kriptografîCryptographic inventory · Migration prioritisation · QKD implementation reviewApplied here
  2. Îhtîmal û statîstîkFidelity estimation · Testing advantage claims · Analysing patent and investment dataApplied here
  3. Fîzîk û zanista kuantûmêCharacterising qubit noise · Metrology of quantum clocks · Verifying quantum effectsApplied here
12Where this page’s references

Where this page’s references lead.

Sazî û belgeyên ku ev rûpel li hember wan tê xwendin. Rewş û çap diguherin; her girêdan diçe ba saziya derxistinê.

13Pirs

Pirs û bersiv.

Why is quantum technology dual use?
Because the same advances that enable useful computing and sensing could break current cryptography or support military applications.
What is the quantum divide?
Concern that a few countries and firms will hold most quantum capability and benefits, widening gaps with others.
How can quantum claims be assessed?
By checking whether results are peer-reviewed, compared with the best classical methods, reproduced independently and stated with their limits.
Why is hype a risk?
Because overstated claims redirect funding and policy and damage trust when they fail. Clear separation of demonstrated results from expectation is part of responsible innovation.
Should quantum research be restricted?
That is for governments and institutions to decide. The platform publishes evidence on the trade-offs between security, openness and collaboration.
How can less-resourced countries prepare?
Mainly through the cryptographic transition: inventory, migration planning and adoption of standardised post-quantum algorithms, which do not require quantum hardware.
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