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The timeline of quantum technology momentum internationally FIGURE 1 UK National Quantum Technologies ProgrammeChina 13th Five-Year Plan (quantum included)China National Quantum Communication NetworkUS National Strategic Overview for Quantum Information Science (QIS); National Quantum Initiative (NQI) ActIsrael National Quantum InitiativeUS Strategic Vision for Quantum NetworksTaiwan, China Quantum National ProgramUS CHIPS and Science Act quantum provisions; national storage mechanismsIreland Quantum 2030Singapore National Quantum StrategySpain Quantum Technologies StrategySwitzerland National Quantum Strategy Europe QuantERA ERA-NET CofundEurope Quantum Technologies FlagshipNetherlands National Agenda on Quantum TechnologyJapan Quantum Technology and Innovation StrategyNetherlands Quantum DeltaJapan Vision of Quantum Future SocietyAustralia National Quantum StrategyNATO Quantum Technologies StrategyItaly Italian Strategy for Quantum TechnologiesUK Quantum Programme Japan Quantum Leap Flagship ProgramUS National Quantum Initiative (enacted)India National Mission on Quantum France National Quantum Strategy (Plan Quantique)Germany Quantum Systems Research Program updateIndia National Quantum MissionRomania National Strategy for Quantum TechnologiesNorway Quantum Technology InitiativeChina 15th Five-Year Plan (prioritizes quantum computing) Germany Framework Programme for Quantum TechnologiesEurope European Quantum Communication Infrastructure (EuroQCI) DeclarationEurope Strategic Research AgendaAustria Quantum Austria Funding InitiativeGermany Quantum Action ConceptJapan Quantum Industry Development updatesEurope Quantum Europe Strategy China Committee for Quantum StandardizationChina Quantum Shield ActionChina 14th Five-Year Plan (quantum as frontier tech)Denmark National Strategy for Quantum TechnologyPhilippines Quantum Technology R&D RoadmapSlovenia Strategy for Development of Quantum Technology Russia Quantum Computing RoadmapEurope European High Performance Computing Joint Undertaking quantum integrationUK National Quantum StrategyCzechia National Strategy for Quantum Technologies South Korea National Strategic Plan for Quantum Science and TechnologySouth Korea Quantum Science and Technology Strategy updateFinland Quantum Technology Strategy Japan Strategy of Quantum Future Industry DevelopmentIndonesia National Quantum Security Roadmap Canada National Quantum Strategy Switzerland Swiss Quantum InitiativeNotes: Non-exhaustive, as of March 2026 Not a standalone national strategy: funding programmes, infrastructure projects or provisions in broader legislation. Source: Adapted from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). (2025). An overview of national strategies and policies for quantum technologies. Updated using data from the Quantum Insider database (a part of Resonance).Other policy milestone Dedicated strategy Europe Americas Asia-Pacific Multinational2014 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 . Piloting the Quantum Economy Blueprint 6