Africa Quantum Consortium Memo
From Access to Action: Africa’s Unfair Quantum Advantage
Open Source is How We Build the Future
📅 On July 17, we step on stage at Qiskit Global Summer School to tell our story—Africa’s journey from the margins to the top of quantum. Get ready.
At a recent AQC Quantum Happy Hour [Sign Up], Lezlie nailed it:
Africa’s most direct route to quantum expertise runs straight through the open-source ecosystem. Full access here →Learn more - [https://docs.google.com/document/u/5/d/e/2PACX-1vR5RqxU7_5btkJs57FCcLBIzqy_lln7YaL9ncTVdALAxaqHDws8EVxs2ADUskucU_k3Yhse63wjhSHf/pub]
This isn’t just about access.
It’s about agency. Contribution. Ownership.
🌍 Look at Qiskit:
Africa brought record-breaking participation to the Qiskit Global Summer School—one of the largest cohorts ever.
AQC members serve as mentors, panelists, and co-builders.
This is not outreach. This is presence.
🧰 Look at Fujitsu:
They just released a full-stack open-source suite for quantum operations [https://www.fujitsu.com/global/about/resources/news/press-releases/2025/0324-01.html]—setup to execution. No paywalls.
It’s live on GitHub [https://oqtopus-team.github.io/]
That’s a sovereign toolkit waiting for us to take it.
🇦🇺 Look at Australia:
They hardwired open-source collaboration into national quantum strategy—linking government, industry, and academia [https://quantumsoftware.org.au/]
Because they know: Open beats siloed. Always.
Now look at us.
We don’t need to ask for permission.
We need to plug in and build what’s ours.
🎯 AQC’s Moves:
🔧 Working Groups → Dev Labs:
We’re turning conversations into builders’ bays. Let’s dissect these tools, remix them, and design for African realities.
🤝 Strategic Embeds:
Our global partnerships and leadership in hackathons have moved beyond symbolism—they’re actively positioning our people at the heart of tomorrow’s innovation.
🧠 From Access to Action:
The tools are free.
The opportunity is priceless.
But mastery? That’s earned.
🔥 Stay close to the quantum fire.
Sign up for AQC Quantum Happy Hour — every Friday at 8PM GMT.
Not just a meetup. A movement.
Ideas. Collisions. Collaborations. Come build with us.
🔗 Sign up. Show up. Stay sharp →https://lu.ma/bjxv7o4x
Join our Discord [https://discord.gg/q2W2tRW8Ke]
Come build. Come master. Come lead.
The Africa Quantum Consortium is the driving force uniting Africa’s top minds to collaborate, innovate, and propel quantum technology forward across the continent.