Alberta

Opinion: Let’s make Alberta and Canada leaders in quantum technology

Madelyn Skylar 5 months ago

Published Jul 12, 2023 • 3 minute read

Then-Alberta Premier Jason Kenney (R) chats with Paul Barclay, professor of physics and astronomy, during a tour of the lab areas at the University of Calgary’s Earth Science building in Calgary on Thursday, June 9, 2022. Alberta’s government is providing $23 million for the development of Quantum City at the University of Calgary in a strategic partnership with the University of Alberta and University of Lethbridge. Photo by Jim Wells /Postmedia

Just as the Industrial Revolution fundamentally altered the global economic landscape, advances in quantum technology are poised to transform how people work and live everywhere. From life-saving drugs to next-generation batteries, rapidly emerging quantum technologies can help solve problems too difficult for today’s computers.

But what is quantum technology? And how will it shape the future of innovation?

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