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Author: Karryl Kim Sagun Trajano

Published: 24 November 2025

To harness the power of quantum, Southeast Asia must upskill, innovate, and think beyond the vendor-supplier model.

Quantinuum, the world’s largest quantum company, is planting its flag in Singapore through a new collaboration with the country’s National Quantum Office. This, together with a robust National Quantum Strategy (2024), signals the city-state’s growing weight in the global quantum race. However, while Singapore gets ready for further participation in the quantum economy, the rest of the region risks falling behind.

As quantum technologies are no longer a far-off scientific dream, they are fast becoming a strategic reality poised to reshape the global order. In 2025’s International Year of Quantum Science and Technology, Southeast Asia faces an important question: Can it secure its own quantum future, or will it be shaped by forces beyond its control?

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