Quantum Technologies Key Strategies and Opportunities for ICT Leaders 2025

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(2023). QuSecure and Accenture team in first successful multi-orbit communications link showcasing post- quantum crypto modernization. https://newsroom.accenture.com/news/2023/qusecure-and-accenture-team-in-first- successful-multi-orbit-communications-link-showcasing-post-quantum-crypto-modernization. 25. National Institute of Communication Technology. (2019). Demonstration of Secure Data Backup of Medical Records Using Secret Sharing on Secure Communications Network. https://www.nict.go.jp/en/press/2019/12/12-1.html.Endnotes Quantum Technologies: Key Strategies and Opportunities for ICT Leaders 24