📊Executive Summary

The UK is at risk of repeating past mistakes in the semiconductor and AI sectors unless immediate actions are taken to bolster its quantum technology ecosystem. The National Quantum Technologies Programme, launched in 2014, has seen significant investment but faces challenges in scale-up capital, workforce development, and coherent government policy. Contributors emphasize the need for the UK government to act as a first customer for quantum technologies to stimulate private investment and ensure the sector's growth. Without addressing these issues, the UK may fail to capitalize on its early leadership in quantum technologies, risking job creation and economic contributions in the future....