The "Zuchong No. 3" has broken the record for the superiority of superconducting quantum computing systems, multiple companies have received large amounts of financing, and local governments have issued plans for the development of the quantum information industry... Recently, there have been consecutive positive news in technology, financing, and other aspects of the quantum information industry. Industry insiders point out that the quantum information industry, as one of the future industries, has profound development potential. Currently, it faces challenges such as the lack of convergence in technological routes, untapped product applications, and insufficient talent cultivation, which require joint efforts from the government, universities, and enterprises to overcome. Quantum information technology is a technology that utilizes novel quantum physics phenomena such as quantum superposition, quantum entanglement, and quantum tunneling to achieve information perception, computation, and transmission effects. It mainly includes three major fields: quantum computing, quantum communication, and quantum precision measurement. Among them, quantum computing utilizes quantum properties for parallel computing, which can significantly improve computational efficiency in certain specific problems. For example, using quantum computing to screen valuable drug molecules can not only increase efficiency by thousands of times, but also improve the accuracy of screening, greatly accelerating drug development. It is precisely based on these advantages that quantum information technology has attracted much attention. This year's government work report requires the establishment of a mechanism for future industrial investment growth, and the cultivation of future industries such as biomanufacturing, quantum technology, embodied intelligence, and 6G. Local governments are also increasing their support efforts. Anhui requires the promotion of the integration and development of quantum computing with general computing, intelligent computing, supercomputing, etc., and proposes to build a center for quantum technology and industry. Wuhan demands to focus on digital industry chains such as quantum technology, and promote the collaborative efforts of "chain length+chain owner+chain innovation". Jinan proposes to accelerate the industrialization process of quantum technology, improve the country's first "particle optical quantum radar monitoring network", and continue to expand the demonstration of "quantum+" applications. Under this, China's quantum frontier technology has frequently made breakthroughs. Not long ago, China successfully built the 105 bit superconducting quantum computing prototype "Zuchong No.3", once again breaking the world record for the superiority of superconducting quantum computing systems. In addition, Chinese research teams have recently successfully achieved the world's first "continuous variable" quantum entangled cluster state based on integrated optical quantum chips. At the same time, the financing situation of quantum enterprises is gradually recovering. Guangdong Guoteng Quantum Technology Co., Ltd. has recently successfully completed its first round of financing, with a total amount of nearly 100 million yuan. Beijing Bose Quantum Technology Co., Ltd. also recently announced the completion of an A+round of financing. Jiuzhang (Jinan) Quantum Technology Co., Ltd. has also completed an A+round of financing, with participating institutions including Sci Tech Innovation. According to the "Research Report on the Development and Application of Quantum Information Technology (2024)" released by the China Academy of Information and Communications Technology, quantum information technology has the potential to surpass classical information technology in some fields and is expected to become a new engine and accelerator to accelerate the exploration of cutting-edge technology, the evolution of information and communication technology, and the development of the digital economy industry. Industry insiders point out that the quantum information industry is currently in a critical period of development, and many development bottlenecks and challenges need to be addressed. On the one hand, the current technological path of quantum information has not converged, and there is still a significant gap between many directions and practical application. At present, most quantum technologies are still in the stage of engineering and scenario exploration, just emerging from the laboratory. The adaptability of the technology to scenarios is not strong, and it is difficult to achieve expectations in practical applications. Therefore, various potential application industries need to provide more scenario polishing. ”Jin Yirong, a researcher at the Beijing Institute of Quantum Information Science, said in an interview with reporters, "However, this has also brought about the contradiction of 'chicken breeds egg, egg breeds chicken'. Immature technology leads to insufficient applications, and further development of technology requires larger scale applications." The report also pointed out that in the field of quantum computing, there is no convergence trend in the competition of hardware technology routes. There is still a significant gap between the key performance indicators of various prototypes and the requirements of large-scale universal quantum computing. On the other hand, the quantum information industry ecosystem is still immature, and the construction of the industrial chain needs to be promoted, which restricts the large-scale deployment of various tracks in the quantum field. Taking quantum computing as an example, Zhou Lei, Vice President of Keda Guodun Quantum Technology Co., Ltd., told reporters that China still needs to invest heavily in key components and industrial applications of quantum computing technology. For example, China has just broken its monopoly on key core components such as dilution refrigerators, and in order to reach the international leading level, it still needs to continue to research and develop. Quantum precision measurement also needs to further improve the industrial ecology. Quantum precision measurement technology requires strict usage conditions, high manufacturing and maintenance costs, and the industrial ecosystem needs to be developed. Market demand has not yet been fully stimulated, "said He Yu, Chairman of Guoyi Quantum Technology (Hefei) Co., Ltd. The insufficient talent reserve is also one of the key factors restricting the accelerated development of the quantum information industry. According to relevant statistics, currently only more than ten universities such as the University of Science and Technology of China offer undergraduate programs in quantum information science. The McKinsey report also points out that by 2025, unless significant intervention measures are taken, the filling rate of quantum computing positions will be less than 50%. Not only is there a shortage in quantity, but further implementation of quantum information technology also requires understanding of composite talents in other fields, which puts higher demands on talent cultivation. Jin Yirong mentioned that quantum technology often involves the intersection of many disciplinary technologies, and the talent vacuum at the intersection is an obstacle to industrial development that needs to be addressed. Taking quantum computing as an example, short-term applications require deep integration and collaborative work between quantum computing and classical computing. However, there is a scarcity of talents who are proficient in both classical and quantum computing, which affects the progress of the integration of quantum computing and classical computing. The bottleneck of the development of the quantum information industry in the face of multi-party "irrigation" of industrial growth is widely believed in the industry, and further cooperation between the government, universities, and enterprises is the key to breaking through various bottlenecks in the track. Quantum computing is currently in a window period of diversified technological routes. To ensure the continuous progress of China's quantum track technology, more policy support is needed, including the establishment of special support funds, the construction of an inclusive innovation environment, the reduction of entry barriers for many projects, and the opening of ecological collaboration scenarios. ”Founder and CEO of Bose Quantum, Wen Kai, said. In accelerating ecological construction and promoting application implementation, Zhou Lei believes that standardization is an important tool to promote the large-scale development of the quantum information industry and meet social needs. Quantum information, as a cutting-edge technology, requires collaboration among personnel from multiple disciplines and fields in related standardization work. Currently, China has achieved breakthroughs in national standard zero in various fields of quantum technology, but building a sound standard system still requires long-term collaboration among industry, academia, research, and application. In fact, enterprises are also breaking through technological bottlenecks through industry university research cooperation and accelerating application implementation. Guodun Quantum and China Telecom Quantum Group have collaborated to launch "Quantum Secret Talk" and "Quantum Secure OTN Special Line" to promote the integration of quantum communication and classical networks; Bose Quantum Joint University develops the "Quantum+AI" algorithm, which improves efficiency by a thousand times in drug molecule simulation; Source Quantum and multiple universities have jointly launched quantum related "micro majors" to cultivate interdisciplinary talents with interdisciplinary thinking in a multidisciplinary environment. The industrialization of quantum information technology, as a strategic technology leading the future, is a long-term process. It is necessary for the government to collaborate with all sectors to form a comprehensive policy framework and continue to promote it. Once stable convergence expectations are formed in all sectors, the quantum information industry will experience rapid development in the future. ”Jin Yirong said. (New Society)