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QuantumforSociety:

MeetingtheAmbitionoftheSDGs

INSIGHTREPORTSEPTEMBER2024

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Contents

Foreword3

Executivesummary4

Introduction5

1Seizingthequantumopportunityforasustainablefuture7

1.1Assessingthetimelines:Canquantumtechnologieshelp8

acceleratetheSDGagenda?

1.2Evaluatingtheimpact:Howcanquantumcreate16

meaningfulresultsforsociety?

2Realitycheck:Quantuminvestmentswillfollowthemoney21

3Shapingtherootsofanecosystemthatprioritizesquantumforsociety31

4Quantumasasteptowardssustainablecomputing36

Conclusion39

Appendices40

A.1Usecases40

A.2Glossary42

Contributors43

Endnotes45

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QuantumforSociety:MeetingtheAmbitionoftheSDGs2

September2024

QuantumforSociety:

MeetingtheAmbitionoftheSDGs

Foreword

JeremyJurgensManagingDirector,

WorldEconomicForum

AdamBurden

GlobalInnovationLead,Accenture

QuantumtechnologiespromisetoacceleratetheachievementoftheUnitedNations’17SustainableDevelopmentGoals(SDGs),pavingthewayforamoreliveableandequitableworldforcurrentandfuturegenerations.Withthe2030SDGagenda

farfromcompletion,quantumtechnologycould

bethebreakthroughinnovationneededtomakesignificantstridesintheremainingsixyearsbeforethe2030deadline.

TheWorldEconomicForum’sQuantumEconomyNetwork1hasbeenworkingwiththeglobal

quantumecosystemtoadvancetheresponsible

innovationandcommercializationofquantum

technology,havingsetthegoalof“developinga

sustainablefuturewithandforquantumcomputingtechnology”intheworld’sfirstsetofgovernanceprinciples2forthetechnology.Extendingthese

principlesintopractice,theQuantumEconomy

Blueprint3wasreleasedearlierthisyear,outliningmultipleapproachestoincludingsustainability

buildingblocksinnationalandregionalstrategies.

Alignedwithourgoalsofbuildingthisecosystemfurther,thisreport,QuantumforSociety:

MeetingtheAmbitionoftheSDGs,offers

evidenceofquantumtechnologiesasacatalystforsustainability.Whileitisnotanexhaustive

explorationofallpossiblefutures,itprovidesathoroughanalysis,real-worldexamplesandguidanceforgloballeadersusingquantum

advancestotackleplanetary-scalechallenges.

Thereportaimstoraiseawarenessaboutthe

transformativepotentialofquantumsolutions

forsociety.Byfocusingonquantumcomputing,quantumsensingandquantumcommunication,ithighlightshowthesetechnologiescandeliverearlyvalueaheadofthe2030UnitedNationsdeadline.

Assessingquantumsolutionsthatcouldsignificantlyboostglobaldevelopmentandpositivelyaffect

billionsoflives,thisreportunderscorestheurgent

needtocultivatea“quantumforsociety”ecosystem.Suchanecosystemwouldnotonlysupportsocial

entrepreneursinaccessingthenecessaryfunding

butalsoincreaseknowledgeamongstakeholders

aboutgrantsandopenchallengeopportunities.Asquantuminvestmentswillfollowthemoney,andthereturnhasalongtimehorizon,robustadvocacyis

essentialfortheecosystemtothrive.Additionally,

thereportofferspreliminarythoughtsonquantumasagreenercomputingmethod,assessingitsenergy-savingpotential.

TheWorldEconomicForum,incollaborationwith

Accenture,iscommittedtoadvancingthequantumforsocietyagenda.Realizingthisvisionrequires

coordinatedeffortsfromallstakeholders,includingbusinessleaders,policy-makers,international

organizations,innovatorsandsocialentrepreneurs.Globalleadersmustmobilizeeffortsworldwide

toprioritizeandacceleratetheimplementationof

quantumforsocietalgoals.Nationalnetworks,

meanwhile,shouldpromotequantumforsociety

agendas,learnfromglobalexperiencesandprovideinputsbasedontheirdiscoveriesandinnovations.

Ensuringtheequitabledistributionofquantum

technologybenefitsisasharedsocialresponsibility.Preparingtheglobalcommunityforinclusive

quantumtechnologyuse,ensuringbroadaccess,

disseminatingknowledgeandpromotingmultilateralcooperationwillbecrucialtoadvancingasocietalagenda.Globalleadersmustprioritizeinvestment

inquantumapplicationsthatactivelysupportthe

SDGs.Thetimetoactisnow,aspeoplecollaborateonpromisingearlyapplicationswiththepotentialtoaffecttheentireplanet.

QuantumforSociety:MeetingtheAmbitionoftheSDGs3

Executivesummary

Quantumtechnologiesholdimmensepotentialtoproduceahealthierplanetandamoreequitablesociety.

Manyquantumtechnologiesarestillintheearly

stagesofdevelopment,buttheirfutureimpacton

theworldisundeniable.Quantuminnovationsholdenormouspotentialtoaddresssomeofthemost

complexglobalchallenges,suchasimproving

carboncaptureefficiency,ensuringthetransitiontonewenergysourcesandmitigatingclimatehazards.

Thisreportexplorestheconnectionbetween

quantumtechnologiesandthe2030Agendafor

SustainableDevelopment,whichUnitedNations

MemberStatesadoptedtoaddresstheseissues

through17clearlydefinedSustainableDevelopmentGoals(SDGs).Achievingthesegoalsmeans

movingtowardsamoreequitable,prosperousandsustainableworldby2030.Thisreportexploreswhyorganizationsandleadersmustactnowtoinvest

inandprepareforquantum,sothatthisgame-

changingtechnologycanbeeffectivelyharnessedinthecomingyears.Withthe2030deadline

approaching,allmustworktogetherswiftlytomeetthesesustainabilitygoalsandcreateabetterworld.

Thegoalofthisreportistoraiseawarenessof

quantumtechnologies’potentialforsociety.Whilethetimelinefortheavailabilityoffault-tolerant

quantumcomputersremainsuncertain,other

technologiessuchasquantumsensingand

quantumcommunicationmayachievecommercialreadinesssooner.R&D-intensiveindustriesare

theundisputedfront-runnersinthequantum

field,havingexperimentedwithindustry-driven

usecasesandbuiltproofs-of-conceptforseveralyears.However,uncertaintyregardingquantum

readinessandlackofclearreturnsoninvestment(ROI)hinderthefoundationofarobustquantumforsocietynetwork.

Public–privatepartnerships(PPP)andgovernmentgrantsattheintersectionofquantumandthe

SDGscancreateincentivesforinnovatorsto

pushbeyondcurrentboundaries.Government

discussionsoftenfocusontechnologysovereigntyconcerns,riskingthedevelopmentoffurther

geopoliticaldividesandneglectingplanetary

challengesandsocialwell-being,therebylimitingthepotentialforquantumdissemination.

Tomakefasterandmoreeffectiveprogressinachievingthe17SDGsby2030,thoseinvolvedmust:

–Assessthetimelines:Evaluatewhether

quantumtechnologiescanbereadyintimetoacceleratetheSDGagenda.Industry

leadersandpolicy-makersmusttakeswift,decisiveactiontoaddresshumankind’smostcomplexandcriticalchallenges.Asquantumtechnologiesevolve,allinvolvedmustcloselyexaminewhichonesmightrealisticallyhelpachievethesegoalsby2030.

–Evaluatetheimpact:Determinehowquantumcanhaveameaningful,measurableimpactonsustainabilityandsocialwell-being.Identifyandprioritizequantumusecaseswiththepotentialtobenefitbillionsoflives.

–Promotedialogue:Encourageconversationsbetweenquantumscientistsandsustainabilityexperts.Thecurrentstateofquantum

technologydevelopmentcallsforstrategicdiscussionsonprioritizingsustainability

challenges,ensuringtheinvolvementoffieldexpertsindifferentdisciplines.

–Shapea“quantumforsociety”ecosystem:Creatinganecosystemthatusesquantum

technologiestoachievesocietalgoalsrequiresamultistakeholderapproach.Globalleadersanddecision-makersshouldpromoteaborderless,collaborativeculture,encouragingcooperationandsupportingsystemicchange.

QuantumforSociety:MeetingtheAmbitionoftheSDGs4

Introduction

Imagineaworldinwhichquantum

technologiescanacceleratethediscoveryofanewclassofantibioticsornovelCO2capturesolutions.

Transformingtheworld:The2030agendaforSDGs

In2015,theUnitedNationsMemberStates

adoptedthe2030AgendaforSustainable

Developmenttomakefasterprogresstowardsamoresustainableworld.Centraltothisagenda

are17SustainableDevelopmentGoals(SDGs)4

thatpromoteaglobalframeworkforpeaceand

prosperityandaddressawiderangeoftheworld’smostpressingissues.

Initially,effortstowardsthesegoalsseemedto

yieldfavourableresults,butrecentyearshave

seenaslowdowninprogress.FactorssuchastheCOVID-19pandemic,theclimatechangecrisis

andgeopoliticaltensionshavehadanegative

impact,leadingtoincreasedenergyandfood

costsaffectingbillionsofpeople.AccordingtotheUnitedNations’2023SustainableDevelopment

GoalsReport,5humanityhasmadeonlyminimalprogressonmorethan50%oftheSDGtargets,

andon30%oftheSDGgoalsprogresshasstalledorevenreversed.Thepressuretoacturgentlyhasneverbeengreater.Ifstakeholdersdonotact,the2030Agendacouldbe“anepitaphforaworldthatmighthavebeen”,asexpressedbyHaoliangXu,

UNAssistantSecretary-GeneralandDirectoroftheUnitedNationsDevelopmentProgramme(UNDP).

Governmentsandorganizationsneedtosearch

forinnovativewaystotacklethesecomplex,

multifacetedchallenges,andreignitethedrive

todeveloptransformativetechnologiesfora

sustainablefuture.Theymustprioritizesustainabilityandrapidprogressontechnologicaladvancesto

reachthe2030agenda.Hereanopportunitylingersonthehorizon.Couldquantumtechnologiesbe

thesustainabilitygame-changerpeoplehavebeen

waitingfor?Howmightthesetechnologiesaffectthequesttobuildbettersocietiesandahealthierplanet?

FIGURE1

The17UNSustainableDevelopmentGoals

Source:UnitedNations,DepartmentofEconomicsandSocialAffairs.(2024).The17Goals

QuantumforSociety:MeetingtheAmbitionoftheSDGs5

Quantumtechnologies–definedforthepurposeofthisreportasthetrioofquantumcomputing,

quantumcommunicationandquantumsensing

–couldverywellbethebesthopeforamore

sustainablefuture.Quantumcomputing,withits

massivecomputationalpower,offerstremendouspotentialtoaddressproblemsthatcannotbe

solvedorwouldtaketoolongtosolvewithtoday’scomputersandthoseoftheforeseeablefuture.

Althoughquantumcomputingisnotquiteready

todaytoaddresstheworld’smostpressing

challenges,someareaswithinquantumsensingareevolvingatamuchfasterspeed.Forinstance,theHYDRIconsortium(HYDrogensensoRforIndustryproject)ledbyBP,isexploringhowquantum

sensorscanhelpdetecthydrogengasleaks.

Accuratedetectioniskeysincehydrogengasis

invisibletothehumaneyeandhighlyflammable

whenmixedwithair.6Meanwhile,quantum-inspiredtechnologies–suchasclassicalcomputersthat

runalgorithmsinspiredbyquantumphysics–areavailableandreadytobeharnessedforgood.

Althoughsomeofthebenefitsofquantumare

alreadyvisible,itiscrucialtoadoptaresponsibleapproach.Quantumcomputing,despiteits

tremendouspotential,posessignificantthreatstocybersecurityprotocols.Thankfully,threeemergingtechnologiescanhelpmitigatethesequantum

threats:post-quantumcryptography(PQC),

quantumkeydistribution(QKD)andquantum

randomnumbergeneration(QRNG).These

technologieswillenablepeopletomitigaterisk

andstayfocusedonthemultitudeofbenefitsthatquantumcanbring.7

Thisreportconsistsoffoursections,exploringthepotentialimpactofquantumtechnologiesinaddressingtheSDGgoals:

Seizingthequantumopportunityforasustainablefutureassesses

thetimelinesforthe2030SDGagendaandquantum’spotentialtocreateameaningfulglobalimpact.

Realitycheck:Quantum

investmentswillfollowthemoney

discusseshowindustry-drivenquantumsolutionswillgeneratetailwindsforquantumforsociety.

Shapingtherootsofan

ecosystemthatprioritizes

quantumforsocietyprovidesinsightsintohowstakeholderscanshapeaquantumecosystemforsocietalgoals.

Quantumasasteptowards

sustainablecomputinginvestigates

quantum’scarbonfootprint,waterconsumptionanditscontributiontoacleanenergytransition.

Section1

Section2

Section3

Section4

QuantumforSociety:MeetingtheAmbitionoftheSDGs6

1

Seizingthequantumopportunityfora

sustainablefuture

Couldquantumtechnologiesbethe

sustainabilitygame-changerpeoplehavebeenwaitingfor?

QuantumforSociety:MeetingtheAmbitionoftheSDGs7

Harmfulindustrialpracticescoupledwithuneveneconomicgrowthfrequentlyresultinenvironmentaldegradation(pollution,exploitationofnatural

resources,naturalhazardsandclimatechange)aswellasgrowinginequality.Totackletheseissues,theUnitedNationscreatedaglobalframeworktoguidecountriestowardseconomicdevelopment,whileatthesametimebalancingsocialand

environmentalsustainability.

TheSDGsareaninterconnectedsetofmeasurablegoalsdesignedtoaddressinterrelatedsocial

andenvironmentalchallengesandachieveglobalsustainabledevelopmentaswellastracingthe

pathtowardsthe2030milestones.Therouteto

achievingthesemilestones,however,isnotsimple;itrequirescontinuousprogressonmultilateral

dialogueandcommitmentfromindustryleaders

andpolicy-makerstotakecoordinatedaction.In

recentyears,thedeepeningoftheclimatecrisis

hasledtoagrowingawarenessoftheurgent

needtoadvancetheagendaatafasterpace.AsformerSecretary-GeneraloftheUnitedNations

BanKi-moonexpressedit,“therecanbenoPlanBbecausethereisnoplanetB”.8

Ontopofglobalcommitmentfromleadersto

discussandactonsharedconcerns,thepowerofscienceandtechnologytoturbochargeeffortstoadvancethesustainabilitygoalshasbeenwidely

recognized,andquantumtechnologiescould

contributetothiseffort.TheexcitementgeneratedaroundquantumhasledtheUnitedNationsto

proclaim2025astheInternationalYearofQuantumScienceandTechnology(IYQ).9Thiswillpropel

coordinatedeventsatthenational,regionaland

locallevels,raisingawarenessoftheimportanceofthisthemetobroaderaudiences.

Itisnotyetclearwhenquantumwillmovepast

theresearchanddevelopment(R&D)stageinto

somethingthatcanbewidelyappliedandused,so

governmentsandindustriesmustpreparenowfor

aworldinwhichquantumisarealityandexplore

waystouseitforsocialgood.Actingtodaymeans

thathumanityisonedayclosertoreachingits

sustainabilitygoals–whetherthatisonasmaller

scale,forindividualbusinesses,oronamuchlargerone,workingforexample,toaddressglobalproblemssuchasfoodinsecurityandclimatechange.

And,readyornot,theclockisticking;the2030

SDGdeadlineisjustsixshortyearsaway.Timeis

runningouttosolvetheworld’shumanitarianand

environmentalchallengesbeforeitistoolate.WhileitmightfeeldauntingtoattempttomoveanyoftheSDGgoalstowardstotalfruitioninsuchashorttimeframe,disruptivetechnologiessuchasquantum

haveagreatdealofpotentialtoacceleratethepaceofprogress.

1.1

Assessingthetimelines:Canquantumtechnologies

helpacceleratetheSDGagenda?

Quantumtechnologiesarematuringatdifferent

speeds.Severalquantumsensingandquantum

communicationsolutionsexisttoday,butquantumcomputersremaindifficulttobuildandchallengingtoprogram,withfull-scalemachinesexpected

inadecadeormore.Anddevelopingquantumhardwareisnottheonlychallenge.Quantum

algorithmsaremuchmorecomplextodesignthanclassicalalgorithms,requiringhighlyskilleddeveloperswithagoodunderstandingofthe

principlesofquantumphysics.

Thelistofquantumusecasestoturbocharge

SDGsisalongone,fromweathermodellingandforecastingtocarboncaptureandgreenfertilizers,tonamejustafew.Thelistofpotentialusecases

couldbemuchlongerifconcretestepsweretakentopropelacontinuousandcoordinateddialoguebetweensocialandenvironmentalexpertsand

quantumexperts,similartothekindcarriedout

forotheremergingtechnologies.Today,most

effortsnaturallyfocusonquantumsolutionswithapromisingreturnforindustries.AsdescribedinSection2,thelackofimmediateROIdiscouragesquantumforsocietyinvestments.Inthenext

decade,however,quantumcouldwellbethe

technologytheworldhasbeenwaitingfortosolvethemostpressingsustainabilitychallenges.

QuantumforSociety:MeetingtheAmbitionoftheSDGs8

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QuantumcomputingQuantumcomputingtakes advantageofquantummechanicstosolvecomplex problemsthatclassicalcomputerscannotsolveorcannotsolvequicklyenough

Quantumsensing

Quantumsensorsdetectandmeasuretinychangesintime,gravity,temperature,pressure,rotation,acceleration,

frequency,magneticandelectric?elds

Source:WorldEconomic

Quantumcomputing:Avoidingthehypewhileseekingearlyvalue

–Optimizationandriskmanagementincomplexsystems

–Artificialintelligenceandmachinelearning

Despitethehype,quantumcomputersavailable

todaybarelyexceedathousandqubits,10where

aqubitor“quantumbit”isthebuildingblock

foraquantumcomputer.Forcontext,classical

supercomputershavetrillionsofclassicalbits.

Scalingcurrentmachinestoperformusefultasks,suchasdiscoveringnewCO2catalysts,would

requiremillionsofqubits.Forinstance,aquantumcomputerwouldrequiremillionsofphysicalqubits11tofindanewcatalystforammonia.

quantumcomputingisawayofleveragingnature’soperatingsystem,quantumscientists

longanticipatedthatitwouldbeeasierto

computeelementsthatactuallyhappeninnature.

revolutionaryideatriggeredenthusiasm

throughoutthescientificcommunityandthehope

quantumcomputing–whenreadilyavailable

wouldplayapivotalroleinsolvingthemostpressingsustainabilitychallenges.

importanttonotethatquantumcomputingisexpectedtoworkbestinthreespecificdomains,

significantenvironmentalandsocietalopportunitiesassociatedwiththem:

Molecularsimulationanddiscoveryinmaterialsscienceandbiology

QuantumforSociety:MeetingtheAmbitionoftheSDGs9

BOX1

Improvingfertilizerstoenhancecropproductivity

Ammoniaisemployedintheproductionof

fertilizers–whicharecrucialforincreasing

agriculturalproductivityandcontributingto

zerohunger(SDG2).ThecurrentHaber-Boschprocessofartificialnitrogenfixationusedto

produceammoniaisacenturyoldbutfindinganalternativehasbeenimpossiblebecause

simulatingthekeycatalystswouldtakemorethan800,000yearsonaclassicalcomputer.Moreover,thecurrentprocessconsumesabout3–5%oftheworld’snaturalgas,contributingtoCO2release

intotheatmosphereandworseningtheclimatecrisis(SDG13).

Forthemoment,humanityisstilltransitingthe“noisyintermediate-scalequantum”(NISQ)12

erainwhichquantummachinescandocertaincomputationsinalimitedfashionandsubjecttocertainconstraintsandnoisebutwithno

commercialvalue.Withoutfullquantumerrorcorrection(QEC),NISQhaslimitedutility.13

Whileavastnumberofquantumarchitecturesareactivelyindevelopment(e.g.superconducting,

trappedion,neutralatoms,photonics,etc.)and

morestillarebeingresearched,theplausibility

oftransitioningtothe“full-tolerantquantum

computing”(FTQC)era–withmachinesthatcan

performcalculationswithlowerrorrates–isat

leastadecadeaway.14Stakeholdersdonotknowwhenquantumwilldeliveronitspromise,buttheydoknowforcertainthatAmara’sLaw15–market

hypeleadstypicallytooverestimatingtheshort-

termimpactofemergingtechnologieswhilethe

long-termeffectsmightbelargelyunderestimated–appliestoquantumaswell.16

WhileFTQCremainsonthehorizon,hybrid

classical-quantumandquantum-inspired

approachesplayapivotalroleinfindingsolutionstointricateproblemsindiversefields.Tofurther

reducetheadverseenvironmentalimpactonurban

areasandactuponsustainablecities(SDG11),theautomotivecompanyFordMotorsexperimented

withquantum-inspiredmethodstohelpreduce

Seattle’strafficcongestion.Thetrialdelivered

balancedroutingsuggestionsthatresultedina73%improvementintotalcongestionwhencomparedto“selfish”routing.17

Eveniffull-scalequantumcomputingreadiness

before2030remainsuncertain,thepresent

documentintendstocreateawarenessofhowthisnewparadigmcouldbecomeagamechangerto

advancetheSDGgoalsandencourageinvestmentsthatinterlockquantumandthesustainability

agenda,sinceearlyexperimentationandtalent

formationarecriticalnowandwilllaythefoundationforfuturesolutions.Moreover,2030issimplythe

closestdeadlineinthesustainabilitycalendar.To

keepglobalwarmingtonomorethan1.5°Cabovepre-industriallevels,emissionsneedtoreachnet

zeroby205018andtheexpectationisthatFTQCwillberealbythattime.

Moreover,thecombinationofquantumplusAIis

rapidlyevolvingandevenifitistooearlytoimaginewhatmighthappenbefore2030,quantum-poweredAIcouldtranslateintobreakthroughsolutionsfor

complexsustainabilityproblems.

QuantumforSociety:MeetingtheAmbitionoftheSDGs10

BOX2

QuantumplusAI:unlockingvaluefortheSDGs

Theroleofbusinessisessentialinfindinginnovative

solutionstohelpadvancetheSDGagenda.Bysignificantlyboostingtheefficiencyofinformationprocessing,quantumcomputingshowsgreatpotentialinsolvingplanetary

challengesandmovingtowardsamoresustainablefuture.

TahmidQuddusIslam,QuantumTechnologiesLead,CitiGlobalInsights

Thetransformativeeffectofacombinationof

emergingtechnologieshasalwaysbeenmore

profoundthanwhatasingletechnologycould

provide—suchisthepowerof“synergistic

effects”.Today,humanityisatthetipofthe

icebergofanewduo:quantumplusAI.The

intersectionofthesetechnologieswillcreatea

symbioticrelationshipinwhicheachwillpropeltheotherforward.Moreover,therevolutioncausedbygenerativeAI(GenAI)willonlyaddtotheequation.

AIcanadvancequantumbyacceleratingquantumcodeprogrammingandpotentiallyalgorithm

development,optimizingsystemdesignand

acceleratingtranslation.Theconsequencesofthiscouldbesignificant.Anysimplificationin

quantumalgorithmswillhaveamassiveimpactonthetimelineofquantumadvantage,allowingareal-worldproblemtobeprocessedfaster

onaquantumthanonaclassicalmachine.

Simultaneously,quantumcanadvanceAIbyovercomingthecomputationallimitationsof

classicalcomputingfortrainingAImodelsandinspiringnewtypesofmachinelearning(QML)algorithmsrootedinquantummechanics.

Moreover,quantummayreducethesustainabilityimpactofexistingAImodelssuchaslarge

languagemodels(LLMs).

ThepowerofthesetechnologiescombinedcouldleadtobreakthroughsformultipleindustriesandalsounlockvaluefortheSDGs.Earlyusecaseswithpotentialtomeettheworld’smostpressingchallengesarealreadyemerging,particularlyfor

health(SDG3)andsustainablecities(SDG11).

Biotechcompaniesarepioneersinthiscombinedfield.Moderna,19forinstance,isexploring

quantumcomputingandGenAItoadvanceandexpediteitsmessengerRNA(mRNA)researchtodevelopvaccinesfaster.ThankstothesynergisticeffectsofGenAIandquantumcomputing,

scientistscouldcreatesyntheticgeneticdata

thatcloselyresemblesreal-worlddata.Inthe

future,thiscouldthenfeedquantumalgorithmstodevelopmoreaccuratemolecularmodels,thusspeedinguptheentiredrugdiscoveryprocess.

Sustainablecitiesalsohaveagreatdealto

gainfromquantumplusAI.Urbanplanners

couldcombinetheseemergingtechnologies

andcreatesynthetictrafficdatathatsimulatesreal-worldtrafficpatterns.Thisdatacouldthenbeusedtotrainquantumalgorithmstodevelopmoreaccuratetrafficprojections,congestion

managementandrouteoptimizationmodels,leadingtomoresustainablecitieswithefficienttransportsystems,reducedtraveltimesandimprovedairquality.20

Oncethesesynergisticeffectswithinaspecificindustrydemonstratesignificantimpact,

momentumwithinthatentiresectorwilllikely

surge.Wh