India has the right foresight to be ahead in understanding and experimenting quantum computing: IBM India Head

IBM has participated actively when the Quantum mission was launched by the government and India has the right foresight to be ahead in understanding and experimenting with quantum computing technology. However, the mainstream usage of this technology in India will take at least three to four years. IBM will be doing a large-scale deployment of Quantum computing through the Quantum Valley Tech Park project in the state of Andhra Pradesh. These observations were made by Sandip Patel, Managing Director for IBM India and South Asia. 

IBM and Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) are partnering with the Government of Andhra Pradesh to set up India’s largest quantum computer at the new Quantum Valley Tech Park in Amaravati. 

“The quantum computer that will be deployed at the Quantum Valley is important, but what is more important is the ecosystem that will be developed around it. Over the last two to three years, we have been working with many Indian institutions to both drive the…