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07/04/22 08:25 AM IST

Workshop on Quantum Technologies

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  • A two-day Indo-Israel Bilateral workshop on Quantum Technologies (I2QT-2022), organised by Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and DRDO-Industry-Academia Centre of Excellence (DIA-CoE), IIT Delhi has concluded in New Delhi.

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  • The objective of the workshop was to deliberate on quantum technologies, evolve a joint quantum technology roadmap and plan for developing technologies by collaboration between both the countries.
  • This workshop is a crucial step towards bringing together the research fraternity for increasing the pace of research in the field of quantum technologies.
  • The workshop was the next step of the Bilateral Innovation Agreement (BIA) signed between DRDO, India and Directorate of Defense Research & Development (DDR&D), Israel in November 2021 to promote innovation and accelerated R&D in startups and MSMEs of both countries.
  • The areas of discussions were around photonics-based quantum computing, sensing, encryption, quantum magnetometry, atomic clocks and free space quantum communication.
  • The collaborative research proposals discussed during the workshop will help in evolving technological solutions for various applications.
  • The quantum technology has multiple applications ranging from scientific exploration to secured communication, gravimetry and navigation, etc. 

Source-PIB  

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