In 2021, Hungary’s National Research, Development and Innovation Office (NKFIH) established the Quantum Information National Laboratory as part of its broader National Laboratories Programme. The programme created laboratories in four thematic areas: Safety and Security, Healthy Living, Digital Transition of Economy and Society, and Green Transition.
According to NKFIH, the Quantum Information National Laboratory aimed to bring together national resources in physics, engineering, mathematics, and computer science, focusing their activities on specific theoretical and applied areas of quantum technology. The laboratory’s stated goal was to maximize Hungary’s role in the field of quantum computing through coordinated developments.
Led by the Wigner Research Centre for Physics, the consortium also included the Budapest University of Technology and Economics (BME) and Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE), among other institutions. Objectives encompassed setting up a regional quantum communication network linked to the EuroQCI, developing hardware components for quantum information processing, and cultivating a local scientific community with expertise in quantum computing.