How might talking about public good and responsibility change how we support the development and use of quantum technologies? In this talk, I will discuss the results of my study into the language that informed some of the earliest national strategies for quantum technology. In this study we posed a public good test for quantum research that, spoiler alert!, those strategies failed to pass. I will conclude by reviewing more recent events, specifically reflecting on the process of developing a national quantum strategy in Australia. 

Dr. Tara Roberson is an experienced science communicator. She has worked professionally and in research in a range of areas, with emphasis on responsible development of emerging technology, including quantum technologies and autonomous systems. She is an associate investigator in responsible innovation and science communication at the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Engineered Quantum Systems (EQUS) and an honorary researcher at the ANU Centre for Public Awareness of Science.

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