Italian Court Upholds Cancellation of IBM’s €61.2M Campania Quantum Contract
Italy’s Council of State upheld the cancellation of a €61.2 million contract awarded to IBM Italia for Campania’s first quantum computer. The court said the regional government improperly extended the bid deadline and its claim that an electronic procurement system malfunction caused the extension was rejected. The ruling delays Campania’s quantum computing hub plans and orders the government and IBM to pay €5,000 in legal costs.