Solving industrial problems with quantum computers…Finals of the Quantum Reframing Challenge 2026

Key points in 3 lines

1. The Ministry of Science and ICT will hold the finals of the Quantum Reframing Challenge 2026 on August 26 at Samjeong Hotel in Seoul, where industrial problems will be solved using quantum computers.
2. Twelve teams that passed the preliminaries will present solutions obtained with ion-trap, neutral-atom and photon-based quantum computers, and the one grand prize-winning team will receive a ministerial commendation and a prize of 7 million won.
3. The total prize money is 20 million won, and the winning teams will also be offered cooperation opportunities, including quantum computer usage time and internships, through special awards from sponsoring companies.

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