Quantum Transition Governance Framework (Q-TGF)

A Structural Model for Governing Systems Under Quantum Uncertainty

I. Overview

The Quantum Transition Governance Framework (Q-TGF) establishes the foundational discipline for governing critical systems during the transition from classical cryptographic assumptions to quantum-capable environments. It integrates principles of uncertainty modeling, scenario-based governance, systemic-risk propagation, and ethical architecture into a single, coherent structure designed for institutions facing the governance implications of quantum emergence.

Q-TGF is built for sovereign agencies, financial stability bodies, national quantum programs, critical infrastructure operators, research institutions, and enterprise governance groups that must coordinate response under asymmetric technological and adversarial trajectories. The framework is not a prediction model—it is a method for organizing uncertainty, stabilizing systemic dependencies, and enabling governance alignment before capability shocks propagate.

The doctrine introduces:

The Q-Day Scenario Engine
The Quantum Early Warning System (QEWS)
The Q-Day Readiness KPI Stack
Governance pathways for cryptographic transition
Systemic-risk mapping under quantum uncertainty
Ethical constraints for AI-accelerated quantum capability

These components together form the first integrated governance architecture for quantum transition.

II. Abstract

Quantum technology introduces a structural governance challenge that cannot be fully addressed through migration planning, cryptographic upgrades, or sector-specific risk frameworks. The world’s infrastructure, telecom, cloud, identity, payments, markets, and government services, is interdependent, synchronized, and globally integrated, yet governed through fragmented and asynchronous institutions.

This paper presents a unified governance architecture for quantum-era systemic risk: an integrated operating model that shifts institutions from reactive emergency management to anticipatory, ethically bounded stabilization under uncertainty. It introduces a cross-sector early-warning system (QEWS), a counterfactual scenario engine (QSE), a stabilization framework (TTM and ISP), a continuity fabric for degraded trust (FTS and ESCM), an economic-stability architecture (EGG), global coordination mechanisms (GCL), an ethical guardrails grid (EGG-2), and a post-crisis normalization doctrine.

Together, these form an integrated governance operating system for managing quantum-era uncertainty. The architecture is technical in its precision, institutional in its structure, constitutional in its guardrails, and global in its scope. It provides an implementable governance operating model for preserving trust, legitimacy, financial stability, and societal continuity under conditions of quantum-conditioned ambiguity.

III. Executive Summary (Condensed)

Q-Day is not a calendar event; it is a governance failure triggered when institutions wait for certainty instead of preparing for structured uncertainty. Today, global systems depend on cryptographic trust anchors never designed for quantum computation. A compromise of even a fraction of these anchors can cascade across borders, sectors, and infrastructures.

Q-TGF provides the governance infrastructure required to anticipate destabilizing signals, coordinate sector and national responses, and preserve systemic stability. Through its scenario engine, early-warning system, and readiness indicators, the framework offers a structured, forward-compatible discipline for navigating the quantum transition without relying on predictions or speculative timelines.

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V. Citation Information

Title: Quantum Governance Under Uncertainty: A Q-Day Framework for Anticipation, Stabilization, and Global Systemic Resilience

Version: Q-TGF V1.0 (2025)

Institution: Adamas Capital Inc.

Author: Teran Dale

Status: Public Abstract; Full Doctrine Available Upon Request

VI. Intellectual Property & Use

The Q-TGF is an original governance framework developed by Adamas Capital Inc. It may not be reproduced, mirrored, or distributed without written authorization. Partial citation of the abstract or summary is permitted for academic and institutional reference.

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