Quantum technology has outpaced the policy frameworks meant to govern it
Governments have committed over $55 billion to quantum science and technology since 2013. More than 30 nations now operate active quantum policy programmes, and 18 OECD members plus the European Union have adopted formal national strategies. Export controls on quantum hardware tightened sharply through 2024, with plurilateral coordination among allied nations replacing the stalled Wassenaar process. Meanwhile, post-quantum cryptography migration deadlines are being set and, in jurisdictions like Australia, already enforced.
Most of the organizations affected by these decisions lack the bandwidth to track what is happening across jurisdictions, let alone interpret what it means for them. A defense ministry in one capital may be unaware that an allied nation has adopted a materially different PQC migration timeline. A quantum company navigating export controls in three markets may miss a fourth jurisdiction’s unilateral action until it disrupts a shipment.
The Quantum Policy Forum exists to close that gap.
What we do
QPF is an independent, non-profit organization that advances informed quantum technology policy worldwide. Our work covers the full span of policy questions that quantum capabilities raise: how governments fund and direct research, how they control the export of sensitive technologies, how they set cryptographic migration timelines, how they coordinate (or fail to coordinate) across borders, and how they build the workforce the field requires.
We publish analysis and research that decision-makers can act on — grounded in primary sources, structured for busy readers, and honest about what remains uncertain.
We bring together policymakers, industry leaders, defense officials, and researchers through targeted roundtables and working groups — closed-door where candor requires it, open where reach matters.
Through Quantum Policy Radar, our subscription intelligence service, we provide the curated, interpreted monitoring that the field requires but no single organization can sustain alone.
Quantum policy decisions are being made in over 30 countries. Most organizations tracking them are looking at one jurisdiction at a time.
100+ countries & organisations · 6 policy domains · 5 coverage tiers
Who we serve
Our audience spans government, defense, industry, finance, and academia. The common thread is a need for interpreted intelligence on quantum policy: what happened, what it means, and what to do about it.
Independence and interpretation
QPF operates as a policy intelligence institution, independent of any single company, technology platform, or national interest. We are funded by our subscription intelligence service and by event revenue, with no corporate membership dues that might compromise editorial judgment. That independence is the reason policymakers, industry leaders, and researchers trust our analysis enough to act on it.
Our value lies in interpretation, not reporting. Plenty of outlets cover quantum technology news. QPF connects individual developments to broader patterns, compares how different jurisdictions are approaching the same challenge, and is direct about what remains uncertain when others present speculation as settled fact. The intelligence products we publish through Quantum Policy Radar are built on that principle: every item must answer the question so what?
Our commitments to editorial independence, sourcing standards, funding transparency, and accountability are published in full on our governance and policies page.
Focus areas
The Forum concentrates on nine areas where quantum technology creates the most consequential governance challenges — from cryptographic migration and export controls to AI convergence and workforce readiness.
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