Overview
- Minister Priyank Kharge said the system will be installed at IIIT-Dharwad, marking what the state describes as the country’s first commercial quantum computer built in India.
- The state has also announced a Centre of Excellence in Quantum AI and Computing at IIIT-Dharwad to support research, talent development, and industry links.
- QpiAI briefed the minister on a plan to scale from a 25‑qubit machine to a 1,000‑qubit system within two to three years, which remains an ambitious roadmap under development.
- Officials framed the deployment as part of the Karnataka Quantum Roadmap intended to position the state as a national hub for advanced quantum technologies.
- In parallel, Kharge met Singapore-based ZWEEC to evaluate its biomonitoring technology for rural drinking‑water safety, with a potential pilot under consideration with the Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Department.