Insider Brief
China established a national quantum information standards committee under the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology to develop industry standards and support the growth of its quantum technology sector.
The committee will create and revise standards covering foundational quantum technologies, quantum computing, quantum communication and quantum precision measurement, with its secretariat based at the China Academy of Information and Communications Technology.
The new body supports China’s broader strategy to advance quantum technology, following recent milestones including the public release of the Origin Pilot quantum operating system and the unveiling of the Jiuzhang 4.0 programmable photonic quantum computing prototype.
China has established a national technical committee dedicated to quantum information standards, underscoring the country’s effort to build the regulatory and technical framework needed to support its expanding quantum technology sector.
