The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) organized a workshop on the “Insights on QKD & QKDN certification: Recent developments and challenges” at SG Innovate in Singapore on 17 May 2024, from 14h00-16h30 Singapore time. The Workshop was kindly hosted by the Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) in partnership with the National Quantum-Safe Network (NQSN).
The Workshop was followed by the fourth meeting of the
Joint Coordination Activity on Quantum Key Distribution Network (JCA-QKDN) tha took place from 17h00 to 18h30. Remote participation was provided for both the meeting and Workshop, which were being organized in co-location with the GSMA Post Quantum Telco Network Task Force (PQTN) meeting that took place from 09h00 to 12h30 on the same day.
This Workshop brought together experts from a variety of standardization bodies to explore the current state of standards for QKDN and review how it is being applied and implemented in production networks. A panel discussion on future directions for standardization of QKDN technology included participants from global standards bodies. In addition, the ITU-T presented its current and publicly accessible database of QKDN standards.
Participation in the Workshop was open to ITU Member States, Sector Members, Associates and Academic Institutions and to any individual from a country that is a member of ITU who wished to contribute to the work. Participation was free of charge and open to all. No fellowships was granted for the Workshop.
