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The cyber security environment, its threats, and its defence strategies are constantly changing. Educational programmes and their curriculum are known to be slow changing and at times out-of-date, resulting in content that may not be as relevant to their students and the industry. This research paper will 1 -- present an overview of the curriculum development (CDev) process when using committees and their hindrance, 2 -- describe the concept of crowdsourcing and its benefits when using domain experts, 3 -- propose a Curriculum Development using Crowdsourcing Framework (CDC-F) to integrate expert crowdsourcing into parts of the CDev process (specifically the identification of industry-relevant topics and sub-topics for further curriculum content development), and 4 -- present the process and results of ang experiment utilising the CDC-F.

The article focuses on China's "Made in China 2025" initiative and its emphasis on advancing high-tech industries, particularly in quantum computing. Topics include China's investment in quantum computing, the global competition in the quantum technology race, and the potential implications of quantum computing for national defense and cybersecurity.