Piloting the Quantum Economy Blueprint Lessons from Saudi Arabia 2026

Quantum Economy Blueprint themes and building blocks FIGURE 2 Encouraging collaboration and a pre-competitive environm entSelf-assessmentValue chain analysis National and economic security Workforce developmentCreating awarenessOpen innovation and commercializationCybersecurity and privacyGovernance, responsible innovation and standardizationAccess to hardware infrastructure and supply chainTransformative capabilitiesSustainability Common good Accountability Inclusiveness EquitabilityNon-maleficence AccessibilityTransparencyLong-termism and priority matchingSupply chain mappingAdjacent supply chain capabilitiesInternational nature ofthe quantum supply chain Trade strategies Multilevel public dialogue Education initiativesGovernment Cyberthreat and risk analysisPrivacy impact of other technologies Cybersecurity implementationand m igration plans Cross-industry collaboration and awareness building defence investment prioritiesGeostrategic cooperation and protection strategies Upskilling and cross-skilling strategies Public-private partnerships New job creation potential Global, regional and national talent pipeline strategyEducating decision - and policy-makers Awareness-building tools and methodsPublic and private sector strategies Technology transfer and commercialization initativiesEnergy consumptionFocus areas for positive impact quantum technologies Strategies for sustainable Incentivization strategies for sustainability use cases on the environment benchmarking strategies Definition of common values Technology-enabling regulation Operationalizing responsible innovation Core values Source: World Economic Forum. (2024). Quantum Economy Blueprint. Piloting the Quantum Economy Blueprint 9