# Energy Department Announces Initiative to Create and Deploy World's First Fault-Tolerant Quantum Computing Capability

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WASHINGTON The U.S. Department of Energy announced June 23 the Quantum Genesis initiative to develop and deploy the worlds first fault-tolerant scientifically relevant quantum computing capability for research and development by 2028. The announcement came from the departments Office of Science. The effort forms a foundational element of the broader Genesis Mission. Through Quantum Genesis the department plans to bring together Americas National Laboratories universities and private sector innovators. The initiative encompasses three major priorities. One is creation of a National Quantum Supercomputing User Facility for U.S. scientists and engineers. Another is identification and implementation of scientific applications of quantum computing to guide development and evaluation. The third is the DOE Q Competition which aims to demonstrate fault-tolerant quantum systems in 2028 with logical qubits numbering in the low hundreds targeting critical scientific applications including chemistry materials science plasma physics and high-energy physics. The department described the capability as the worlds first scientifically relevant fault-tolerant quantum computing capability.

## Sources

- [U.S. Department of Energy](https://www.energy.gov/science/articles/energy-department-announces-initiative-create-and-deploy-worlds-first)

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