Documents relating to National Quantum Strategy

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The release from the Department of Industry, Science and Resources concerns the National Quantum Strategy, released on 3 May 2023, and covers briefs, timelines, consultancy records, funding tables and talking points. It sets out $64.6 million in Budget allocations, including $40.2 million for the Critical Technologies Challenge Program, $19.8 million for the Australian Centre for Quantum Growth, and $4.6 million for quantum researchers, alongside a $70 million Quantum Commercialisation Hub offset. Consultancies listed include CSIRO, the Centre for International Economics and Accenture, with contract values from about $39,655 to $407,704. The release also covers the Government's roughly 30 per cent stake in Silicon Quantum Computing, a $25 million investment in 2017 and a further $15 million in July 2023, and a vacant SQC board seat dating from April 2021. A 2026 brief seeks ministerial direction on next steps for the sector as Strategy measures near conclusion. Internal risks and options are partly withheld.