In December 2025, President Gabriel Boric and the Ministry of Science, Technology, Knowledge and Innovation (MinCiencia) formally launched the National Strategy for Quantum Technologies 2025-2035 at a public event in Santiago attended by more than 400 representatives from science, industry, academia, and civil society. The strategy was released alongside a parallel National Biotechnology Strategy.
According to The Quantum Insider, the strategy outlines a roadmap for building national capabilities in quantum computing, sensing, secure communications, and materials simulation. It prioritizes industrial applications for the mining, energy, and telecommunications sectors and proposes policy instruments including institutional funding through ANID, project-specific grants, and public procurement mechanisms.
Implementation during the 2025-2027 phase focuses on talent development, PhD scholarships, expansion of cryogenic and photonic laboratory capacity, and the deployment of national testbeds for post-quantum cryptography. Public-private partnerships and challenge funds are intended to support commercial pilots. The ministry did not release a total budget figure with the announcement. Science Minister Aldo Valle said the strategies aim to convert scientific capacity into tangible social and economic benefits.