Abstract: Quantum computing technologies are poised to enable a wider adoption of emerging technologies. A significant factor for the potential increase in cyber conflict is technological evolution of emerging technologies. Being a leader in these technologies is of strategic economic and social importance to nation states while at the same time, it is creating significant national security concerns. This research identifies the current geopolitical framework affecting quantum computing and affected emerging technologies and correlates policy evolution. It surveys current proposals on cyber legislation and U.S. government policy since 1985 to address the challenges of establishing a unified legal framework over the modern arms race of quantum computers and other emerging technologies to explore potential solutions for the international governance over cyber warfare. Our findings exposed critical gaps in legal frameworks for policymakers who must plan how to effectively promote the development, application, and implementation of general-purpose quantum technologies to promote the larger economic and social benefits for their nation state, while simultaneously mitigating foreseeable risks to privacy, safety, security, and inclusion to prevent cyber conflict. We identify specific normative constraints for international accords to define acts of cyberwar: cyber-attacks on critical infrastructure, direct interference in or manipulation of electoral and political processes, and activities designed to damage the availability or integrity of the public core of the internet to bring policy into alignment with agreed upon norms. We examined the problem from a pre-emptive, non-proliferation perspective regarding quantum computing allied with international policy development. Instituting a unified legal framework involving quantum computers and exploring potential solutions for governance over cyber warfare is critical to reign in the modern arms race. Our research produced several primary findings on the character of and prospects for quantum computing legislation. It proposes recommendations for the international governance to mitigate the modern arms race of quantum supremacy implicating cyberwarfare.
Keywords: Budapest Convention, Cyberwarfare, Emerging Technologies, National Security, Policy, Quantum Computing.
Title: Quantum Computing Policy and Strategy Recommendations for Facilitating Wider Adoption of Emerging Technologies to Safeguard National Security
Author: Andrew Vance, Taylor Vance
International Journal of Interdisciplinary Research and Innovations
ISSN 2348-1218 (print), ISSN 2348-1226 (online)
Vol. 10, Issue 2, April 2022 - June 2022
Page No: 1-21
Research Publish Journals
Website: www.researchpublish.com
Published date: 16-April-2022
