Quantum computing is still in its relative infancy, but demand for this technology is going to grow in the coming years. This means society is going to need far more individuals with knowledge and skills in this exciting technology to meet that coming demand.
Quantum computing is poised to upend entire industries from finance to cybersecurity to healthcare, and beyond.
To start developing that talent and help individuals and organizations understand the basics of quantum computing, the World Bank has partnered with Linux Foundation Training & Certification to develop a free online training course, “Fundamentals of Quantum Computing”.
The Linux Foundation is a non-profit organization seeking to enable innovation through open source.
The course can be taken by anyone at no cost either through the World Bank’s Open Learning Campus or Linux Foundation Training & Certification’s training portal. The course discusses the fundamentals of quantum computing, highlighting potential technological disruptions it brings.
The content also discusses the capabilities of quantum computing, current use cases, as well as prospective future applications, while emphasizing security advantages and dangers, especially around secure communication and encryption. It takes only three hours to complete, making it highly accessible to both technical and non-technical audiences.
The course further provides an understanding on how quantum computing could be used for complex decision making far beyond current computer capabilities, as well as an understanding of the technological, governmental, and industrial implications as the technology further matures.
The new course takes approximately three hours to complete, making it accessible to anyone. It will be of particular interest for public sector leaders, Chief Information Officers (CIOs), and technology teams in charge of the planning, design, development and deployment of public service delivery and digital economy infrastructures and platforms. Learners should be generally familiar with how computers function and the current use of on-premise and cloud computing.
Also considered are the security advantages and dangers, especially around secure communication and encryption. It also dispels some of the myths surrounding quantum computing, explaining what it is at the moment, as well as why it is an exciting and essential technology to understand and embrace.
In addition, the Linux Foundation Training & Certification and RISC-V International are jointly launching another free online course on the edX platform, “Microcontroller Applications with RISC-V”, which provides basic experience in designing and developing deeply embedded bare metal applications using a microcontroller with a RISC-V core.
