First QKD public demonstration in Italy with the Italian Prime Minister

During the closing ceremony of ESOF2020 – EuroScience Open Forum, Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte took part in a public demonstration of encrypted fiber optic communication with Italian quantum technology, performed for the first time in Italy. The demonstration was carried out by the “Quantum Communications” group of the National Research Council (CNR) of Florence thanks to the “Quantum FVG” project, funded by the Autonomous Region of Friuli Venezia Giulia and coordinated by the University of Trieste.