IBM will provide over-the-cloud access to its quantum systems for Indian institutions to accelerate advanced training and research in quantum computing as it hopes to help build a "quantum-ready" workforce.
Faculty and students will be able to access IBM quantum systems, quantum learning resources, and quantum tools over the IBM Cloud for education and research purposes. The company hopes this will enable them to work with actual quantum computers and programmes using the Qiskit open-source framework.
"IBM is committed to growing a quantum-ready workforce and building an ecosystem to nurture the quantum community in India. With this engagement, we can take it a step further to scale up this ecosystem in India, for India and the world," said Gargi Dasgupta, director of IBM Research India and CTO of IBM India/South Asia.
The institutions taking part are the Indian Institute of Science Education & Research (IISER) - Pune, IISER – Thiruvananthapuram, Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bangalore, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) - Jodhpur, IIT - Kanpur, IIT - Kharagpur, IIT – Madras, Indian Statistical Institute (ISI) Kolkata, Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology (IIIT) Delhi, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR) Mumbai, and the University of Calcutta.
This partnership will also be part of the IBM Quantum Educators programme that helps faculty in the quantum field to connect with one another and provides them with educational resources.
Plus, IISER- Thiruvananthapuram, ISI-Kolkata, and IIT-Madras will host their own Quantum Computing Lab courses for students which will include lab sessions using IBM quantum systems.
RELATED RESOURCE
Earlier this year, IBM offered the quantum industry's first developer certification to help workforces become "quantum-ready". Developers have to display their knowledge of Qiskit, the company's open source quantum development kit, and answer 60 questions in the certification exam.
Using the knowledge of how to utilise Python and basic linear algebra, Qiskit allows users to programme quantum computing hardware. Since it was launched in 2017, thousands of users have developed applications and maintained and improved code, according to the company.
-
Cleo attack victim list grows as Hertz confirms customer data stolenNews Hertz has confirmed it suffered a data breach as a result of the Cleo zero-day vulnerability in late 2024, with the car rental giant warning that customer data was stolen.
-
Lateral moves in tech: Why leaders should support employee mobilityIn-depth Encouraging staff to switch roles can have long-term benefits for skills in the tech sector
-
Boomi snaps up former MuleSoft executive as APJ channel leadNews Global software veteran Jim Fisher will work to expand the company’s channel operations across the region
-
Why Microsoft Teams has only just launched in ChinaNews The tech giant has officially launched Teams via its local partner in China, after it was launched globally in 2017
-
UK startup's Equinix deal marks step towards broad quantum computing accessNews Businesses around the world will be able to use its quantum computing as a service platform through Equinix
-
MI5 to establish new security agency to counter Chinese hacking, espionageNews The new organisation has been compared to GCHQ’s NCSC, and will provide companies advice on how to deal with Chinese companies or carry out business in China
-
UK set to appoint second-ever tech envoy to Indo-Pacific regionNews The role will focus on India after Joe White was made the first technology envoy, a role focused on the US, in 2020
-
Wipro faces criticism after cutting graduate salaries by nearly 50%News Graduates were given days to decide whether they would accept greatly reduced pay offers, prompting union action
-
Freshworks appoints Sandie Overtveld as new SVP of APJ and MEANews The digital transformation veteran brings years of regional expertise to lead Freshworks’ growth strategy
-
Suncorp signs three-year Azure deal to complete multi-cloud migration by 2024News The financial services firm seeks to wind down its on-prem data centres and wants 90% of its workloads in the cloud by the end of the year
