More control, not isolation
Build technical skill and decision-making in Ireland while keeping international collaboration. Domestic hardware does not remove dependencies on suppliers, fabrication or global standards.
02 / OBJECTIVE OF QUANTUM IRELAND
A country with more of its own compute power.
The ambition is stronger Irish control over an important class of computation, not a claim of total computational independence.
WHAT IT COULD MEAN
Research capacity on Irish terms.
Locally governed capacity could let universities and companies shape experiments, teach engineers on domestic infrastructure, keep sensitive workflows under clearer jurisdiction, and build knowledge in device engineering, software and measurement.
Possible research areas include molecules and materials, optimisation research and fundamental physics. Whether a quantum system beats a classical method on any useful task must be measured. A quantum computer is not a faster server for every workload.
A full-stack workforce
Link physics, electronic engineering, photonics, software, security and operations. Training is an outcome even before large-scale hardware exists.
Fair research pathways
Set transparent eligibility, queueing, data protection and publication terms before allocating time on any future machine.
Prepare systems now
Quantum-era risk needs careful cryptographic migration. NIST's post-quantum standards are relevant today; owning quantum hardware is not a prerequisite.
CONTEXT
Alongside Ireland's existing strategy.
The Irish government's Quantum 2030 strategy already sets national aims for quantum research, skills, collaboration and innovation. This project is separate: it has no government affiliation or endorsement.