Germany pumps US$717 million into IBM quantum computing alliance

FRANKFURT: IBM is joining forces with a German research institute to explore the potential of quantum computing in a project that the government in Berlin will back to the tune of €650 million over two years.

The German government's backing, sealed at a meeting on Tuesday between Chancellor Angela Merkel and IBM CEO Ginni Rometty, comes as Europe's largest economy seeks to catch up to the United States and China in a global technology race.IBM said it would install a Q System One quantum computer at one of its facilities in Germany, partnering with the Fraunhofer Gesellschaft - an applied research institute - to build a research effort and community around it.

"This effort is poised to be a major catalyst for Europe's innovation landscape and research capabilities," Martin Jetter, senior vice president and chairman of IBM Europe, said in a statement.Developing viable quantum computers has proved to be hugely challenging because they rely on superconductivity that can only be achieved in a controlled environment in which temperatures are held close to absolute zero.

Researchers will be able to access the quantum computer via the IBM cloud, with potential tasks ranging from mapping complex molecular structures and chemical reactions to making artificial intelligence more powerful."This partnership is a landmark quantum computing initiative and a crucial step forward for German research institutions as well as businesses of all sizes in our country," said Professor Reimund Neugebauer, President of Fraunhofer Gesellschaft.

Merkel's government last year said it would make available €3 billion to sponsor the research and development of artificial intelligence by 2025 as it seeks to regain ground in cutting-edge research.

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