Readings from the other desks

Readings from the other desks: cross-references to their editions for the same scope, not copies of them.

In preparation. This chapter is seeded with Nexus Standards’s reading printed in the GCRI edition; Nexus Standards replaces it with its own text when it writes the edition.
Contents
  1. ·Edition home
  2. 1Where standards are needed
  3. 2Adoption findings
  4. 3Domain and industry profiles
  5. 4Conformance and assurance
  6. 5Change scenarios
  7. 6Readings from the other desks
    1. 6.1 Standards and regulatory watch: the Nexus Standards reading in the GCRI edition
    2. 6.2 Readings from the other desks
    3. 6.3 Contribute to this chapter
  8. 7Standards work programme
  9. 8Crosswalks

6.1Standards and regulatory watch: the Nexus Standards reading in the GCRI edition

The instruments that shape the systems of Quantum Technologies, as printed in the Global Centre for Risk and Innovation (GCRI) Systems Evidence edition. Instruments and published guidance that shape the systems in this edition, by status on the retrieval date. The edition assesses no one’s compliance.

InstrumentBodyScopeStatusRelevance
FIPS 203, 204 and 205 [3]NISTUS, used globallyPUBLISHED 2024post-quantum algorithms
NIST IR 8547 transition report [4] [5]NISTUSFINAL OCTOBER 2026migration
NIST IR 8545 on the fourth round [16]NISTUSPUBLISHED 2025backup algorithm
EU coordinated roadmap [6] [15]European Commission and Member StatesEUPUBLISHED 2025migration milestones
NSM-10 on quantum-vulnerable cryptography [14]White House; NSA for national security systemsUSPUBLISHED 2022migration timetable
ETSI TR 103 619 [17]ETSIEuropePUBLISHED · VOLUNTARYmigration strategies
ISO/IEC JTC 3 on quantum technologies [18]ISO and IECglobalCOMMITTEE ACTIVEstandards programme
IEEE P7130 definitions standard [19]IEEEglobalDRAFTdefinitions
National Quantum Initiative Act [20]US CongressUSIN FORCEnational programme
G7 Cyber Expert Group statement [37]G7G7PUBLISHED 2024financial-sector planning

6.2Readings from the other desks

Cross-references to the other desks’ editions for the same subject, never copies of them.

DeskEditionStateIdentifier
Standards ProgressStandards Progress: Quantum Technologies 2026In preparationNR-NXS-XT-02-2026-BASELINE (reserved)
GCRI Systems EvidenceSystems Evidence: Quantum Technologies 2026Drafted, in stewardship reviewNR-XTECH-QUANTUM-GLOBAL-2026-BASELINE-v1.0.0
GRF Public DeliberationOutside this desk’s remitNot in remit
GRA Capital ReadinessOutside this desk’s remitNot in remit
Academy CapabilityCapability: Quantum Technologies 2026In preparationNR-RA-XT-02-2026-BASELINE (reserved)
Index MeasurementOutside this desk’s remitNot in remit

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