South Korea, the United States, and Japan held a trilateral workshop focused on quantum industry security.
The U.S. State Department noted that the workshop took place in two sessions, on the 3rd and 4th in Seoul and on the 5th in Tokyo (local time).
At this workshop, government and industry experts shared best practices under the recognition that cooperation among the three countries is necessary for the safety and advancement of core and emerging technologies. They also discussed measures to protect the quantum ecosystem from physical, cyber, and intellectual property threats.
The State Department mentioned, "Cooperation among the three countries contributes to ensuring that Americans can benefit from breakthroughs in quantum computing, which has the potential to reshape the balance of power internationally and create entirely new industries, revolutionizing our ways of life and work."
It also added, "This workshop emphasized the increasing importance of trilateral cooperation in strengthening the quantum ecosystem, which promises to protect innovation and ensure the prosperity of humanity and the economic flourishing of the United States and our partners."
Quantum computing is a next-generation "dream technology" that can perform computations significantly faster than existing supercomputers by utilizing quantum mechanical principles such as superposition and entanglement. Expectations suggest that once commercialized, it will inevitably change the landscape of international hegemony, leading to fierce competition between the United States and China.