The Minister of Education, Science, Universities and Vocational Training, Román Rodríguez, highlighted Galicia's leadership in this strategic area, emphasizing that the project seeks to accelerate the development of these technologies and their market entry. The initiative has a total budget of €14.3 million, co-financed by the European Commission through the Horizon Europe Programme.
The project, launched at the Centro Galego de Arte Contemporánea, brings together 19 entities from nine European countries. Of the total budget, €7.5 million will be allocated to calls for grants for SMEs, startups, and knowledge centers applying quantum technologies in the participating regions.
The director of the Galician Innovation Agency, Carmen Cotelo, pointed out the potential of quantum technologies in areas such as computing, secure communications, industry, and healthcare. The event also included representatives from the European Commission and Galician companies such as Hijos de Rivera, Finsa, Mestrelab, and Bahía Software, which are already applying these technologies.
Galicia is already participating in three other international quantum technology projects and considers these initiatives high-impact within its Galician R&D+i Plan. European partners will visit the Galician Supercomputing Center (Cesga) and the Galician Institute of High Energy Physics (IGFAE) in the afternoon.
