Madrid to have its first quantum computer by the end of November

The Community of Madrid will install its first quantum computer by the end of November at the Polytechnic University. The Digitalisation Councillor, Miguel López-Valverde, has also announced the use of artificial intelligence to monitor chronic patients.

The Community of Madrid will have its first quantum computer by the end of November. The Digitalisation Councillor, Miguel López-Valverde, has announced the launch of this equipment, which will be physically installed at the Polytechnic University of Madrid (UPM), as reported by the councillor himself in an informative meeting covered by guadanews.es.

The computer will be available to other universities, research centres, hospitals, and companies, with special attention to technology startups. The aim is to simplify processes that bring medicine closer to citizens and anticipate the future growth of the region.

The infrastructure will enhance the capacity for experimentation and validation of quantum algorithms. It will also seek to promote collaboration between the public and private sectors for the development of new technological solutions, as well as contribute to the growth of the innovative business fabric and the generation of knowledge in a field of high strategic value.

The initiative is part of the Community of Madrid University Region programme, announced by the regional president, Isabel Díaz Ayuso. With this equipment, the regional administration will be able to develop and test quantum algorithms applied to the public sector.

On the other hand, the Community of Madrid will use artificial intelligence to detect potential complications in chronic patients monitored through the CRON-IA project. Healthcare professionals will be immediately informed of changes in the condition of two million people in the region suffering from hypertension, diabetes, COPD, heart failure, or cognitive decline, without waiting for severe symptoms to appear.

Technology will allow certain warning signals to be detected from their own homes and will enable doctors to intervene before a potential difficulty evolves," the councillor stated.

This initiative will be implemented through the Virtual Health Card and will cover the entire health system: hospital care, primary care, and emergencies. It will begin "shortly" for people with diabetes, according to López-Valverde.

Additionally, the regional government will launch the Personaliz@ programme to expand remote monitoring of hospitalised individuals at home through health control.