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JST-DFG 2024

Japanese-German Joint Call for Proposals on “Quantum Technologies”

[Deadline: 2024/06/26 17:00] This call is launched jointly by Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) and the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation). With this joint call, JST and the DFG are working together to foster cooperative efforts in scientific research between Japan and Germany. This call for proposals aims at bilateral research projects in Quantum Technologies, an emerging priority area in both Japan and Germany.

Call: German Federal Ministry for Research and Education (BMBF)

International Funding Announcement for Quantum Technologies (BMBF)

[Deadline: 2023/11/15] The BMBF has published the funding announcement “Quantum International – International Cooperation in Quantum Technologies”, which is also open to partners from Japan.

Toru Kumagai’s report on R&D trends in Germany

German Government Pouring Efforts into Developing Quantum Computer Technology and Putting it to Practical Use

July 15, 2021 [by Toru Kumagai] On June 15, 2021, a news item appeared that drew the attention of the scientific and business communities of Germany and indeed the rest of Europe. That day, Europe’s first commercially available quantum computer was installed at the Fraunhofer Institute laboratory in Ehingen on the outskirts of Stuttgart. This quantum computer – an IBM – built device called Q System One – will be made available to both scientists and the industry and can be used for research and experiments.

Overview: German Embassy Tokyo

Quantum Technology – Research in Japan

The German Embassy Tokyo has compiled information on quantum technology research in Japan. The overview summarizes the current situation as follows: