"97% Of UK Business Leaders Expect Quantum Computing to Disrupt Their Sectors"

Security researchers at EY disocvered that nearly all (97%) of the executives surveyed expect quantum computing to disrupt their sectors to a high or moderate extent.  Moreover, approximately half (48%) believe that quantum computing will reach sufficient maturity to play a significant role in the activities of most companies in their respective sectors by 2025.  The researchers noted that only one-third (33%) of the organizations have started strategic planning to prepare for the technology's commercialization.  Also, only 24% have organized pilot teams to explore its potential or are currently working to do so.  Harvey Lewis stated that if the current trends persist, "quantum computing is likely to cause disruption sooner than many people think." During the study, the researchers also found that 72% of technology, media, and telecommunications (TMT) respondents say future cryptography-related tasks are their top priority for using quantum computing and related technologies.  More than half (56%) of advanced manufacturing firms have begun strategic planning to prepare for quantum computing.  The researchers also found that nearly all organizations surveyed (97%) intend to conduct strategic planning in relation to the use of quantum computing within the next five years.  The researchers stated that quantum computing technology is "maturing fast," and UK organizations "need to get ready." 

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