Guest Post: Quantum is Leaving The Lab — The UK Must Decide Whether it Will Capture The Value, or Watch The Technology Flourish Elsewhere.
THE SO WHAT
Quantum is crossing from grants to government contracts and billion‑pound programs — location choice now decides where the vendor, talent, and IP clusters harden. If you’re UK-based, treat quantum like semis: lobby for concrete procurement and incentives this year or assume you’ll be integrating foreign stacks later.
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