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Portuguese Quantum Communications Infrastructure (PTQCI)


Added by:   National contact point
Added on:   06 Oct 2025
Updated by:   OECD analyst
Updated on:   25 Dec 2025

Led by the National Security Office (Gabinete Nacional de Segurança), the PTQCI establishes a national consortium that includes public entities, academic institutions, R&D entities, and businesses to advance quantum communication technologies in Portugal.

Name in original language

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Initiative overview

The Portuguese Quantum Communication Infrastructure aims to establish Portugal’s first quantum communication network. It forms the country’s terrestrial segment of the broader European Quantum Communication Infrastructure (EuroQCI). 

Name of responsible organisation (in English)

National Security Office (Gabinete Nacional de Segurança)

About the policy initiative


Organisation:

  • National Security Office (Gabinete Nacional de Segurança)

Category:

  • AI policy initiatives, programmes and projects

Initiative type:

  • AI Research Centres/Centres of Excellence/Expertise, specialised AI teams, labs

Status:

  • Inactive – initiative complete

Start Year:

  • 2023

End Year:

  • 2025

Binding:

  • Non-binding

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