
Quantum computing and tech, however far in the future its practical implications may seem for most people, is an increasingly serious international priority.
That global relevance was on full display this week as technologists, founders, investors, economic development professionals and others from all over the world descended on downtown DC for the first-ever Quantum World Congress. Organized by the regional economic development organization Connected DMV in partnership with such regional quantum powerhouses as MITRE and IonQ, the three-day convening functioned as a conduit between quantum professionals and the people wishing to do business with them.
(What *is* quantum computing? Call it the practice of using tiny particle bits, or qubits, to solve problems on a computer that allows multiple calculations to be performed at once. Read our explainer here.)
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