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Committee advances bill to create 'quantum innovation zones' to boost California's quantum economy
Summary
AB 940 would allow cities and counties to form quantum innovation zones to coordinate investment, incentives and workforce programs for quantum computing and related sectors; the subcommittee voted to pass the bill to Appropriations 8-0.
Assemblymember Wicks introduced AB 940, a proposal to authorize the formation of regional "quantum innovation zones" that would concentrate academic, industry and government resources to foster quantum computing commercialization and workforce development in California.
Wicks said California risks losing ground to other states that have already invested in quantum innovation, and the bill would let two or more cities and counties form a…
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