OQI
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About OQI

The Open Quantum Institute (OQI) is a multilateral governance initiative that promotes global and inclusive access to quantum computing and the development of applications for the benefit of humanity. As a novel science diplomacy instrument, it brings together academia, diplomacy, private sector and philanthropy stakeholders. OQI is hosted by CERN during its pilot phase (2024-2026).

What makes us different?

As a multi-stakeholder, global, and science-diplomacy driven initiative, we are doing things a little differently!

  • We are broadening the access to quantum computers and simulators, through partnerships with industry providers, who donate capacity on their devices, so that we can redistribute to quantum underserved geographies through the development of quantum use cases to tackle the SDGs

     

  • We are bringing together quantum scientists, subject matter experts and SDG-owners –including UN organisations, large NGOs and the diplomatic community– to explore the potential of quantum computing for society and the planet

     

  • We are establishing an educational consortium to develop capacity building tools, broadening the opportunity for everyone around the world to contribute to the advancement of quantum computing applications and benefit from the technology

Meet our main partners...

"The UN's SDGs represent the international community's collective view of what the greatest societal challenges are today. This is why we are proud to host the OQI at CERN and to provide a platform to transcend the boundaries of geographies and disciplines in harnessing the power of quantum computing to address the SDGs."
Enrica PorcariCERN
Enrica Porcari
“We thank our partners and community for their commitment and remain determined to make use of science diplomacy to support the OQI in its mission to ensure broad access, promote education and shape multilateral governance rules for the use of quantum computing."
Marieke HoodGESDA
Marieke Hood
"As a lead partner to the OQI, UBS provides funding and strategic expertise over the next several years. Through its engagement, UBS will help Switzerland position itself as a globally relevant player in quantum computing, support the country's first-class higher education institutions, and ensure that the organisation stays close to research at the cutting edge of technological development."
Christian BluhmUBS
Christian Bluhm
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OQI is now hosted at CERN for its pilot phase and forms part of the CERN Quantum Technology Initiative (QTI). OQI aims to build on QTI’s mission to explore the full potential of quantum technologies and to maximise their societal impact. Find out more about QTI at quantum.cern.

Find out more about OQI values in the OQI Charter:

OQI charter

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OQI Partners are institutions that benefit from peer recognition for their scientific contributions or impact expertise.

Requirements:

  1. Either have served as OQI’s spearheading partners during its incubation phase or have consistently engaged resources to OQI’s work as OQI members for at least a year
  2. Commit to co-shape the OQI’s unique value propositions for the three years of the pilot throughout the 4A’s​
  3. Are vetted by the OQI Advisory Committee
  4. Abide to OQI’s values and openness principles

OQI Members are institutions that benefit from peer recognition for their scientific contributions or their impact expertise.

Requirements:

  1. Have disclosed their governance structure
  2. Commit to actively contribute on at least one of the 4A’s assiduously for at least one year​
  3. Have appointed at least one expert from their institution as focal point of contact for OQI and contributor to its working groups
  4. Abide to OQI’s values
  5. Have submitted a complete membership form with supporting documentation and are vetted by the OQI Management Team
  6. Qualify for partner level after having demonstrated their commitment for at least one year​

OQI Friends are individuals (such as experts from the private or public sector, countries, citizens) who are committed to open science, inclusivity and all values as set out in OQI’s charter and associate themselves with the OQI.

Friends socialise the OQI to their communities.

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Description:

The Open Quantum Institute (OQI) is a multilateral governance initiative that promotes global and inclusive access to quantum computing and the development of applications for the benefit of humanity. As a novel science diplomacy instrument, it brings together research, diplomacy, private sector and philanthropy stakeholders. OQI is hosted by CERN during its pilot phase (2024-2026).

 

Mission:

• Accelerating applications for humanity: Realising the full potential of quantum computing to have the widest possible societal impact by accelerating the development of use cases geared towards achieving the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and succeeding framework , thanks to the combined forces of researchers, developers and entrepreneurs from academia and private sector as well as the United Nations, and large NGOs
• Access for all: Providing global, inclusive and equitable access to a pool of public and private quantum computers and simulators available via the cloud
• Advancing capacity building: Developing educational tools to enable everyone around the world to contribute to the development of quantum computing and make the most of the technology
• Activating multilateral governance for the SDGs: Providing a neutral forum to help shape multilateral governance of quantum computing for the SDGs

 

Values:

• Inclusivity, global scope
  • Enable people from all countries, regardless of whether they have any quantum computing capability of their own, to benefit from and to participate in the development of (i) quantum computing applications that address global challenges, in particular those that are closely related to their own specific challenges, and (ii) the multilateral governance of quantum computing for the SDGs
• Openness
  • Share experiences, knowledge, and methods for the benefit of all, following Open Science best practice
  • Make openly available the results – outcomes of joint activities related to the OQI mission conducted by the OQI community – to society via open repositories and/or through the use of open licences
• Focus on impact
  • Ensure that applications are developed for their quantum computing potential to tackle real-world problems that will benefit humanity
  • Consider and balance their ethical, legal, and societal implications
• Independence
  • Enable everyone to participate free from individual, national, corporate or any other agendas
  • Develop applications with a technology neutral approach.
• Collaboration
  • Foster a community of diverse expertise, backgrounds and geographies, enabled by international cooperation and diplomacy

 

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