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Quantum Computing

Quantum computing threatens to break the cryptographic foundations underpinning $400 trillion in global financial infrastructure — while simultaneously promising breakthroughs in drug discovery, materials science, and optimisation. GDEF researches the coordination challenge of the post-quantum cryptographic transition, the governance of quantum advantage, and the systemic risks of delayed institutional response to quantum capabilities.

$400T Infrastructure at cryptographic risk
$125B Quantum computing market (projected 2030)
5-10 Years to cryptographic migration
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Investigating the systemic implications of emerging technologies — including artificial intelligence, distributed ledger systems, and quantum computing — for industrial competitiveness, workforce transformation, and responsible innovation governance.

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