Access to the Infraestructure

Companies and Public Administrations

Type of access available
Access by companies and public sector organisations to BasQ's quantum infrastructure is managed by means of a specific protocol that seeks to guarantee an efficient, equitable and strategic use of resources, maximising impact on R&D, transfer, innovation and consolidation of the Basque quantum ecosystem.

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The model distinguishes different access modes depending on the type of actor.

Previous requirements and conditions

  • Access is conceived as a collaborative relationship with BasQ and may require commitments of return to the ecosystem (structural or cyclical) proportional to the type of actor, project and level of access requested.  
  • All requests are subject to strategic-technical assessment and capacity availability.  
  • Access is always formalised through the signing of a collaboration agreement between Ikerbasque and the requesting entity, including aspects such as confidentiality, intellectual property, responsible use and return commitments.  

Step 1 - Prepare the request

The request must include the information indicated in the protocol (Annex):  

  1. Title and description of the project or use case.
  2. Estimate of quantum resources required (e.g., number of qubits, circuit depth, type of algorithm and preferred backend).
  3. Estimated duration of the project.
  4. List of participants and roles (access is granted only to duly identified individuals directly involved in the project).  
  5. Commitments to collaborate with BasQ.
  6. Details of the entity (including information on its headquarters/offices in the Basque Country and typology according to the protocol).

Step 2 - Submit the request

Please send your request by e-mail to: access@basquequantum.eus

Step 3 - Assessment and resolution

Requests are evaluated by the Access Assessment Committee, which assesses the suitability considering criteria such as: nature of the applicant, potential impact, scientific-technical or business return, alignment with the BasQ strategy and technical feasibility of the use case.  

Step 4 - Formalising access

If the assessment is positive, access is formalised by signing the corresponding agreement, which will include: period of use, technical conditions (if applicable), commitments to return and communicate results and confidentiality and intellectual property clauses.  

Step 5 - Follow-up

Entities with access must submit an annual progress report (preferably as a list of projects), with aggregated and traceable information on the use cases developed and participation in ecosystem activities, respecting confidentiality and applicable regulations.  

Support and contact

01.

Queries regarding access: access@basquequantum.eus

02.

Creating a case in the IBM Cloud Support Center: for your Qiskit and IBM Quantum Platform issues click here https://cloud.ibm.com/unifiedsupport/cases/form

1. Ensure you have selected the appropriate IBM Cloud account (your institutional cloud account or any non-trial account) in the account switcher.
2. Select Quantum Compute as Topic.
3. Include a detailed description of your problem.

IBM Quantum Support & FAQs: https://quantum.cloud.ibm.com/docs/en/support

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