  We argue that, in the quest for the translation of fundamental research into
actual quantum technologies, two avenues that have - so far - only partly
explored should be pursued vigorously. On first entails that the study of
energetics at the fundamental quantum level holds the promises for the design
of a generation of more energy-efficient quantum devices. On second route to
pursue implies a more structural hybridisation of quantum dynamics with data
science techniques and tools, for a more powerful framework for quantum
information processing.
