The kick-off event of CYQCI took place on Monday, May 15th, 2023, in the presence of the Deputy Minister of Research, Innovation and Digital Policy, Mr. Philippos Hadjizacharias and the General Director, Dr. Stelios Himonas. The opening event for CYQCI was attended by high-ranking government officials, end-users of the network and the and members of the consortium which is coordinated by Professor Kyriakos Kalli from the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer and Information Engineering of CUT. The Department of Electronic Communications, the Digital Security Authority (DSA), the Cyprus Research Academic Network (CYNET) and the Cyprus Telecommunications Authority (CYTA) were all part of the event presenting their contributions to the next steps of the project’s objectives with the presence of the National Security Authority (NSA).