QUROPE Quantum Information Processing and Communication in Europe

In order to be able to engage the large number of stakeholders in Europe appropriately, the QSA has established a network of multipliers, the National Quantum Community Network (QCN). The QCN is composed of distinguished members of the QT community, who have agreed to commit to liaising with their national stakeholders and build the links to the QSA.

• Identify, engage and involve relevant stakeholders for the tasks of all work packages in their respective country, including:
  • Candidates for the Strategic Research Agenda Working Groups’ exploratory meetings; 
  • Outreach stakeholders, such as press offices, and candidates for the speakers’ database; 
  • Innovation stakeholders such as industry/SMEs/venture capitals/nanofabrication
  • platforms/trade associations, with emphasis on connection to academia; o (Physics) education researchers and organisations;
• Collect and share information and/or best practices on QT-relevant activities in their country, including:
  • Research programmes and projects;
  • QT-relevant events (conferences, workshop, outreach events etc.) and news;
  • QT-related courses, internships and other education activities (and facilitate the translation to English, if necessary);
  • Offers to support deep-tech start-ups such as accelerators, innovation boot camps, coaching platforms;
• Help coordinate the interaction between the Flagship and National Initiatives, including:
  • Support Member States (MS) to establish national QT initiatives;
  • Facilitate dialogue and programme harmonisation between national QT initiatives and the
  • Flagship;
• Assist in the promotion of gender equality in science;
• Complement, at national level, the QSA Helpdesk (see WP5);
• Provide, upon request, additional information about activities, regulation etc. in their country.

Below we provide the list of the 29 QCN members