The Government of Spain, under Ministersscar López and Diana Morant, has unveiled its first Quantum Technologies Strategy at the Global Technology Forum of the OECD in Madrid. This initiative, announced on April 24, 2025, involves an investment of 808 million euros, with funding from Component 16 of the Recovery Plan. The strategy aims to strengthen Spain’s quantum ecosystem by focusing on research and market development in computing, communications, and sensor technology. It seeks to prepare society for technological changes and position Spain as a leader, particularly in quantum communications, which is vital for securing financial transactions and energy distribution.
The Government of Spain has unveiled its inaugural Quantum Technologies Strategy for 2025-2030, allocating €808 million to position the country as a leader in quantum innovation. Presented by Minister for Digital Transformation Óscar López and Minister for Science Diana Morant at the OECD Global Technology Forum, the strategy aims to strengthen Spain’s quantum ecosystem in both research and market development while preparing society for the technological transformation ahead.
The funding comes primarily from ERDF funds and the Recovery, Transformation and Resilience Plan, with potential to attract additional investments that could bring total funding to approximately €1.5 billion. This strategy builds upon €300 million already invested in previous years.
In practical terms, the initiative will fund infrastructure development and industrial applications across several sectors. Spain aims to leverage its existing strengths in quantum communications and post-quantum cryptography while exploring opportunities in quantum sensing and metrology, which have near-term market applications in navigation and defense.
The strategy highlights practical applications including ultra-precise electricity grid planning to reduce fossil fuel dependence, pharmaceutical discovery acceleration, climate risk simulation, sustainable catalyst development for fertilizers, and advanced materials for defense.
This initiative supports four strategic objectives: strengthening R&D&I to facilitate research-to-market transfer; developing Spain’s quantum market by supporting quantum companies’ growth and capital access; preparing society for technological disruption by promoting security and post-quantum privacy; and consolidating Spain’s quantum ecosystem with a unified national vision.
To achieve these goals, the strategy outlines seven priorities: empowering Spanish companies in quantum technologies; advancing algorithmic development and AI-quantum convergence; establishing Spain as a benchmark in quantum communications; demonstrating quantum sensing and metrology impact; ensuring privacy in a post-quantum environment; building infrastructure, research capability and talent; and creating a coordinated Spanish quantum ecosystem with EU leadership.
The government has already taken concrete action by approving a Royal Decree creating the Quantum Communications Hub with a €10 million investment from the Recovery Plan. This hub will promote use case development, research in quantum photonics, and training initiatives. It connects key quantum communications actors across Spain, including the Institute of Photonic Sciences of Catalonia (€2.4 million allocation), the Quantum Information and Communication Research Group at the Polytechnic University of Madrid (€1.4 million), the Donostia International Physics Centre Foundation (€930,000), and the Institute of Astrophysics of the Canary Islands (€480,000).
The strategy’s presentation gathered quantum technology experts from 38 OECD countries, highlighting Spain’s commitment amid a complex international landscape where quantum development represents both an opportunity and a necessity for ensuring digital sovereignty and economic security.
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