PONE-D-23-43053Visualising Quantum Innovation: A regional case studyPLOS ONE

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Accepted after minor changes. 

The introduction provides a good, generalized background of the topic that quickly gives the reader an appreciation of the wide range of applications for this technology. This section helpfully explains the motivation for the research to current and potential funding agencies. However, to make the motivation clearer and to differentiate the paper some more from other applied papers, the author may wish to provide another sentence giving examples of some of the applications of this technology, along with appropriate references.

The objective is clearly defined in the last paragraph of introduction section and clearly mentions the flow of the paper. The experimental apparatus is quite standard, and is appropriate for the study, especially given that the focus of the paper is to develop a privacy preserving platform for industrial applications.

Author may wish to elaborate the problem formulation section and add some more details which will make the paper look more vital. I do not think any additional graphics are necessary. The author may also wish to give a more detailed discussion on blockchain and machine learning implementation.

The author may wish to mention why it is important to leverage blockchain to explain the motivation for his choice of specimens and accompany this with some references to other studies that demonstrate this importance. The authors are advised to add few latest citations, kindly read and cite: a) Smart Contract-Enabled Secure Sharing of Health Data for a Mobile Cloud-Based E-Health System. Appl. Sci. 2023, 13, 3970. https://doi.org/10.3390/app13063970, b) A deep learning approach for facial emotions recognition using principal component analysis and neural network techniques. The Photogrammetric Record, 37, 435–452.c) A secure framework for IoT-based smart climate agriculture system: Toward blockchain and edge computing" Journal of Intelligent Systems, vol. 31, no. 1, 2022, pp. 221-236. https://doi.org/10.1515/jisys-2022-0012

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Additional Editor Comments:

The introduction provides a good, generalized background of the topic that quickly gives the reader an appreciation of the wide range of applications for this technology. This section helpfully explains the motivation for the research to current and potential funding agencies. However, to make the motivation clearer and to differentiate the paper some more from other applied papers, the author may wish to provide another sentence giving examples of some of the applications of this technology, along with appropriate references.

The objective is clearly defined in the last paragraph of introduction section and clearly mentions the flow of the paper. The experimental apparatus is quite standard, and is appropriate for the study, especially given that the focus of the paper is to develop a privacy preserving platform for industrial applications.

Author may wish to elaborate the problem formulation section and add some more details which will make the paper look more vital. I do not think any additional graphics are necessary. The author may also wish to give a more detailed discussion on blockchain and machine learning implementation.

The author may wish to mention why it is important to leverage blockchain to explain the motivation for his choice of specimens and accompany this with some references to other studies that demonstrate this importance. The authors are advised to add few latest citations, kindly read and cite: a) Smart Contract-Enabled Secure Sharing of Health Data for a Mobile Cloud-Based E-Health System. Appl. Sci. 2023, 13, 3970. https://doi.org/10.3390/app13063970, b) A deep learning approach for facial emotions recognition using principal component analysis and neural network techniques. The Photogrammetric Record, 37, 435–452.c) A secure framework for IoT-based smart climate agriculture system: Toward blockchain and edge computing" Journal of Intelligent Systems, vol. 31, no. 1, 2022, pp. 221-236. https://doi.org/10.1515/jisys-2022-0012

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Reviewer #1: Yes

Reviewer #2: Yes

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Reviewer #1: Yes

Reviewer #2: Yes

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Reviewer #1: Yes

Reviewer #2: Yes

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Reviewer #2: Yes

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Reviewer #1: The article is based on country specific. The author present a literature review that considers a set of reports by several organizations.

Author should mention the name of organization too.

All the tables and figures should be described within the article.

Reviewer #2: this research has collected comprehensive data and conducted extensive analysis regarding the quantum technological innovation Spain. the results of this research may be expanded to other regions in Europe, as well as help in the potential development of quantum technologies globally.

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Reviewer #1: Yes: Dr Mahtab Alam

Reviewer #2: No

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Visualising Quantum Innovation: A regional case study

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Dear Dr.Osvaldo Jiménez Farías

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Additional Editor Comments (optional):

Thanks to the authors for the detailed response and additions. I read through the comments and skimmed the revised PDF, and the updates significantly improved the paper. I would be happy to recommend this paper for publication.

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