“High-ranking government officials from countries in Asia, Europe, the Middle East and North America strongly endorsed an initiative to scale up the Open Quantum Institute (OQI) in Geneva as a hub for ensuring the technology is accessible and is used in service of the U.N.’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals for 2030. ”

“Ministers and top-level advisers participated from Hungary, Japan, Mexico, Slovenia, Switzerland, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, and the United States, along with Tatiana Valovaya, Director-General of the U.N. Office at Geneva. ”

“Countries, notably those from the Global South, not only want access to quantum computing resources but also the opportunity to co-develop them. ”

“The latest U.N. assessment of the SDGs, a roadmap to shared peace and prosperity endorsed by the 193-nation U.N. General Assembly in 2015, shows 85% of the associated 168 targets are off-track and unlikely to be accomplished. ”

“Switzerland wants the OQI to serve as an umbrella for quantum national strategies by exploring use cases for quantum technologies to maximise the chances while minimising the risks. ”