India, Finland work out plan to set up virtual network centre on quantum computing

India and Finland have worked out a detailed plan for establishment of the Indo-Finnish Virtual Network Centre on Quantum Computing, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science & Technology Jitendra Singh said on Wednesday.

He said India has already identified three premier institutes viz IIT Madras, IISER Pune and C-DAC Pune for working with Finnish counterpart institutions for the virtual network centre.

A Finnish delegation led by Ambassador Ms Ritva Koukku-Ronde called on the Union minister on Wednesday and reviewed the progress of bilateral cooperation in areas like 5G, artificial intelligence and sustainability by involving academia, industries and start-ups of the two countries.