On January 29, 2024, representatives of NIST and the Republic of Korea's government metrology agency – the Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science (KRISS)– signed an amendment to an existing memorandum of understanding to include cooperation on research and development (R&D) related to Precision Metrology for Quantum Computing. The signing occurred at NIST's Boulder, Colorado campus.
The non-binding project annex memorandum provides a mutual understanding of the proposed collaboration. Specifically, the memorandum says that the Communication Technology Laboratory at NIST and the Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science intend to participate in:
NIST’s and KRISS's collaboration will contribute to the global international metrology community in quantum technologies, especially quantum computing and related topics.