[Taiwan to invest big in quantum computing] Taiwan will set aside an NT$8 billion (US$288 million) budget for the development of quantum computing technology and talent nurturing, Premier Su Tseng-chang announced Thursday (December 2). A task force has been formed, pooling resources from technology and economic affairs departments as well as Academia Sinica, for the implementation of the five-year initiative between 2022 and 2026, according to Su. Considering it a “next-generation computing technology” destined to bring about revolutionary changes to areas spanning information security, finance, transportation, and national defense, Su said he believes quantum computing, along with artificial intelligence and…