Sweden and Singapore are deepening their partnership in quantum technology through a newly signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). This agreement brings together leading universities, research institutes, and national initiatives from both countries, with the shared goal of fostering long-term collaboration in research, innovation, and industrial applications of quantum technologies - an area of strategic importance for the future of foundational technologies.
Singapore’s National Quantum Office and 11 Swedish universities and research institutes have committed to promoting collaboration in the field of quantum technology. The Swedish Deputy Prime Minister, and Minister for Energy, Business and Industry, Ebba Busch, and Jasmin Lau, Minister of State, Ministry of Digital Development and Information & Ministry of Education, attended the ceremony in Singapore to witness the signing.
The collaboration includes joint development of quantum technologies, academic exchange initiatives, and coordinated research funding calls. Through their respective national quantum programmes, the parties will also strengthen links to industry and create new opportunities for cooperation across the growing quantum ecosystem.
The National Quantum Office (NQO) drives the development and implementation of Singapore’s national quantum strategy, working to advance the nation’s quantum technologies and to develop talent and ecosystems in the field with industry partners. Within NQO, the strategic national-level quantum programmes NQO oversees bring together expertise and resources across Singapore’s leading universities and research institutes.
“We are excited to embark on this collaborative journey with the Quantum Sweden Innovation Platform (QSIP), Vinnova and the Swedish quantum ecosystem,” said Mr Ling Keok Tong, Executive Director of NQO. “This marks a significant step forward in our shared mission to drive advancements and development in quantum technologies. Through the increased exchanges and combination of our strengths and expertise, this has translated into concrete collaboration projects with our national-level quantum programmes.”
The Swedish signatories include Chalmers University of Technology, Chalmers Next Labs, Karolinska Institutet, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Linköping University, Lund University, Luleå University of Technology, the Quantum Sweden Innovation Platform (QSIP) at Chalmers Industriteknik, RISE Research Institutes of Sweden, Stockholm University, and Uppsala University. The initiative has been established in collaboration with Vinnova, Sweden’s innovation agency.
“The significance of this MoU between Swedish and Singaporean stakeholders in Quantum Technology is augmented by the fact that the collaboration spans the width of the entire Swedish Quantum Technology Ecosystem. In discussions with the National Quantum Office, it was agreed with QSIP and Vinnova that it is of paramount importance to have all major Quantum Technology actors, eleven Swedish universities and research institutes, as signatories and partners. This not only allows for a greater bandwidth in the collaboration in particular but also speaks of the characteristic collaborative spirit within Academia and other stakeholders in Sweden in general. We are pleased to observe that several Swedish entities have already initiated cooperative efforts with organizations in Singapore. QSIP is proud to have contributed to the development of this collaboration and looks forward to continuing the dialogue with the National Quantum Office (NQO) in Singapore to explore future opportunities,” says Camilla Johansson, Director of QSIP.
The agreement was signed in Singapore by Mr. Ling Keok Tong, Executive Director of the National Quantum Office (NQO), representing Singapore’s quantum ecosystem, and Dr. Camilla Johansson, Director of the Quantum Sweden Innovation Platform (QSIP), representing the eleven Swedish research institutions. The Swedish Deputy Prime Minister, and Minister for Energy, Business and Industry, Ebba Busch and Ms Jasmin Lau, Minister of State, Ministry of Digital Development and Information & Ministry of Education, were present to witness the signing.