The UAE Cyber Security Council (CSC) signed an agreement with the Advanced Technology Research Council’s (ATRC) and its entities at Make it in the Emirates, that will accelerate the UAE’s transition to quantum safe security and strengthen national resilience against evolving cyber threats.
The contract was consolidated between VentureOne, ATRC’s commercial arm and CSC, to deploy and scale cybersecurity solutions. This will support one of the world’s first coordinated national post-quantum migration plans. The solutions are based on cryptographic libraries developed by the Technology Innovation Institute (TII), QuantumGate’s Crypto Discovery Tool (CDT), and the Entanglement-based Quantum Key Distribution (EQKD) developed at TII and commercialised by VentureOne, and others.
The expanded collaboration comes amid a period of heightened cyber risk globally and across the region, in addition to the longer-term challenge posed by quantum computing.
H.E. Dr. Mohamed Al Kuwai, Head of Cyber Security for the UAE Government, said: “Preparing for the impact of quantum computing is a national priority. Strengthening our cryptographic foundations today ensures the long-term security of our digital infrastructure. Through our continued collaboration with TII, VentureOne, and QuantumGate, we are building resilient, future-ready cybersecurity capabilities that strengthen the UAE’s readiness for the quantum era while supporting a secure and coordinated national transition to post-quantum cryptography.”
H.E. Shahab Issa Abu Shahab, Director General of ATRC, said: “The transition to quantum-safe security cannot wait until quantum threats arrive. The UAE must act now to strengthen the resilience of its digital infrastructure and critical systems. Through this collaboration with the UAE Cyber Security Council, we are accelerating the deployment of sovereign cybersecurity technologies developed within the ATRC ecosystem and supporting the UAE’s long-term transition to quantum-resilient security.”
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