{"id":34112,"date":"2026-03-03T16:38:55","date_gmt":"2026-03-03T15:38:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/opi.org.pl\/projekt\/qkd-network-germany-poland-czechia\/"},"modified":"2026-03-27T08:58:40","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T07:58:40","slug":"qkd-network-germany-poland-czechia","status":"publish","type":"opi_project","link":"https:\/\/opi.org.pl\/en\/project\/qkd-network-germany-poland-czechia\/","title":{"rendered":"QKD Network Germany\u2011Poland\u2011Czechia"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Project data<\/h2>\n\t
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Project start date<\/strong><\/td>2026-01-03<\/td><\/tr>
Project end date<\/strong><\/td>2029-03-10<\/td><\/tr>
Realization start date<\/strong><\/td>2026-01-03<\/td><\/tr>
Realization end date<\/strong><\/td>2029-03-10<\/td><\/tr>
Project cost<\/strong><\/td>16,282,383.00 Euro<\/td><\/tr>
Project amount of funding<\/strong><\/td>8,141,190.00 Euro<\/td><\/tr>\t\t<\/tbody>\n\t<\/table><\/table>\n<\/section>\n\n

Lider<\/h3>
  • Hochschule Nordhausen - DE (koordynator)<\/li><\/ul>

    Partners<\/h3>
    • Instytut Chemii Bioorganicznej Polskiej Akademii Nauk (PCSS) - PL<\/li>
    • Cybersecurity Hub, Zu - CZ<\/li>
    • Ceske Vysoke Uceni Technicke V Praze - CZ<\/li>
    • Technische Universitat Berlin - DE<\/li>
    • De-cix Management Gmbh - DE<\/li>
    • Fraunhofer Gesellschaft Zur Forderung Der Angewandten Forschung Ev - DE<\/li>
    • Quantum Optics Jena Gmbh - DE<\/li>
    • OPI PIB - PL<\/li>
    • Technische Universitaet Muenchen - DE<\/li>
    • Uniwersytet Warszawski - PL<\/li>
    • Politechnika Wroc\u0142awska - PL<\/li>
    • NASK - PL<\/li><\/ul><\/section>\n

      The project will establish the first large-scale network in Central Europe to <\/strong>employ Quantum Key Distribution (QKD)<\/strong>,\u00a0a technology for generating and distributing cryptographic keys resistant to future quantum computer attacks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      The initiative reinforces cybersecurity in the region, ensuring safe communication between:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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      • public institutions<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • critical infrastructure operators<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • scientists<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • data centres.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

        The project is part of the EuroQCI<\/strong> strategy, which aims to build a secure quantum digital communication network in Europe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        OPI PIB’s role<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

        OPI PIB contributes to technical and organisational tasks and co\u2011develops information and promotional activities under Work Package 5 (Dissemination, Impact and Exploitation)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        Funding<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

        QKD Network Germany\u2011Poland\u2011Czechia (project No. 101249338)<\/strong>\u00a0is funded by the European<\/strong> Union <\/strong>as part of the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF Digital)<\/strong> project. The total value of the project is EUR 16,282,383.00<\/strong>, with the European Union covering up to EUR 8,141,190.00<\/strong>. The EU subsidy is awarded according to budget<\/strong>–grant <\/strong>principles,<\/strong> enabling coverage of up to 50% of<\/strong> eligible costs<\/strong> in the majority of expenditure categories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        Funded by the EU. The views and opinions expressed on this website are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views and opinions of the European Union. The European Union assumes no responsibility for the views and opinions presented on this website.<\/sup><\/sup><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

        The project aims to develop a secure and attack-resilient quantum communication infrastructure (QCI) that connects Germany, Poland, and Czechia.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":34106,"template":"","meta":{"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-34112","opi_project","type-opi_project","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/opi.org.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/opi_project\/34112","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/opi.org.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/opi_project"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/opi.org.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/opi_project"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/opi.org.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/34106"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/opi.org.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=34112"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}