Quantum Technologies and Military Strategy by Ajey Lele

Author:Ajey Lele
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
ISBN: 9783030727215
Publisher: Springer International Publishing

Quantum metrology and sensing

Next generation laser

Another one very important and ambitious project is the Moonshot (MS) Project with a possible investment of around ¥15–20bn. The aim of this project is ‘to achieve its goal of creating a fault-tolerant universal quantum computer by 2050’. This is programme formulated by MEXT (January 2020) and is to be implemented by the Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) as a research and development promotion agency. The structure for this project has been finalised based on the discussions during the Moonshot International Symposium (held in December 17, 18, 2019). Broadly, the ideas include the following:

Area and field to promote challenging R&D: The key is to realize a fault tolerant universal quantum computer. This would have major impact on economy, industry, and security. The project to support research and development of hardware, software, networks, and related quantum technologies.

Research subject for realization of MS Goal: Focussed research on hardware such as a qubit/quantum gate infrastructure, software such as that for quantum error correction theory, and networks such as quantum interfaces. In addition, from the standpoint of smoothly implementing research results in society, a system that allows researchers in various fields to participate in ethical, legal, and social issues will be deliberated.

Direction of research and development for realization of the Goals: It is expected that by 2030 the development of a certain scale of Noisy Intermediate Scale Quantum (NISQ) computer would happen and demonstration of its effectiveness would be shown practically. Part of the plan is to construct a quantum computer of 100 qubits. After this within next two decades by 2050, fault-tolerant universal quantum computer is expected to be in place. Obviously, by this time major developments in the fields like quantum sensors, quantum communication and cryptography are expected to have happened. The level of process in some technological arenas like early medical diagnosis through quantum IoT using quantum sensors and quantum computers, protection of corporate proprietary information through blind quantum computation using quantum computers and quantum cryptography, and real-time monitoring of infrastructure through quantum sensor networks using quantum sensors and quantum communications would depend on how society finds their usefulness.71

Japanese industry is also playing a very important role in quantum research arena. The government is cooperating with the private sector and research agencies to boost innovation in areas such as the financial industry, as well as in manufacturing, using quantum computers. There is possibility of Japan developing half a dozen quantum innovation centres in the country by 2025. The government focus on research is not restricted to quantum technologies and there is push towards research and development in other technologies like biotechnology, AI, internet of things etc. Some possible innovations in these fields could also support some research in quantum arena. Large corporations in the Japanese market like NTT Laboratories, Mitsubishi Electric, Hitachi, Toshiba and NEC Corporation are doing their bit to make progress in quantum sciences and technologies.72 Other international giants like IBM are working in collaboration with Japanese agencies. In addition, there is a major involvement of Japanese universities in all such projects.

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