Tokyo-based software startup JIJ Inc. has signed a multi-year framework agreement with industrial manufacturer Kobe Steel, Ltd. to accelerate the adoption of quantum computing and mathematical optimization across the KOBELCO Group. Under the agreement, the companies will launch a structured initiative to establish a collaborative Quantum Center of Excellence (Quantum CoE). The programmatic rollout is designed to build internal organizational capabilities, develop specialized engineering talent, and transition quantum applications out of isolated pilot phases into active production environments across the Group’s materials, machinery, and electric power business segments. During its first year, the Quantum CoE framework will target concrete industrial engineering [...]

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JIJ and Kobe Steel have signed a multi-year agreement to establish a Quantum Center of Excellence and evaluate quantum computing across the KOBELCO Group.