The emergence of Industry 4.0 technologies across Chinese cities: The roles of technological relatedness/cross-relatedness and industrial policy

IF 4 2区地球科学 Q1 GEOGRAPHY

Applied Geography Pub Date : 2024-10-30 DOI:10.1016/j.apgeog.2024.103455

Xiaozhen Qin , Eddie Chi-Man Hui , Jianfu Shen

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Abstract

Industry 4.0 technologies have emerged as a focal point of regional technological competition in the Fourth Industrial Revolution. However, research on the emergence and determinants of innovation in Industry 4.0 technologies remains limited, especially in developing countries. Using Chinese patent data from 2001 to 2020, this study identifies the emergence of Industry 4.0 technologies across Chinese cities and explores the driving roles of relatedness/cross-relatedness and industrial policy in this process. Our findings indicate that relatedness/cross-relatedness between new technologies and Industry 4.0, Industry 3.0, and other technologies significantly increase the probability of a city developing a new specialization in Industry 4.0 technologies. The positive impact of relatedness within Industry 4.0 technologies indicates a self-reinforcing characteristic in their development. Furthermore, cross-relatedness between Industry 4.0 and Industry 3.0 technologies only promotes the specialization in Industry 4.0 technologies related to Industry 3.0 and benefits cities with a substantial Industry 3.0 foundation. Industrial policy also plays a crucial role, directly fostering specialization in Industry 4.0 technologies and indirectly enhancing the effects of relatedness/cross-relatedness. This study offers valuable policy insights for developing regional strategies to foster innovation in Industry 4.0 technologies.

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工业 4.0 技术在中国各城市的兴起：技术关联性/交叉关联性和产业政策的作用

工业 4.0 技术已成为第四次工业革命中区域技术竞争的焦点。然而，对工业 4.0 技术的兴起及其创新决定因素的研究仍然有限，尤其是在发展中国家。本研究利用 2001 年至 2020 年的中国专利数据，确定了工业 4.0 技术在中国各城市的兴起，并探讨了关联性/交叉关联性和产业政策在这一过程中的推动作用。我们的研究结果表明，新技术与工业 4.0、工业 3.0 和其他技术之间的关联性/交叉关联性会显著提高一个城市发展工业 4.0 技术新专业的概率。工业 4.0 技术内部关联性的积极影响表明，其发展具有自我强化的特点。此外，工业 4.0 和工业 3.0 技术之间的交叉关联性只会促进与工业 3.0 相关的工业 4.0 技术专业化，并使拥有大量工业 3.0 基础的城市受益。产业政策也发挥着至关重要的作用，它直接促进了工业 4.0 技术的专业化，并间接增强了相关性/交叉相关性的效果。本研究为制定促进工业 4.0 技术创新的区域战略提供了宝贵的政策见解。

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Applied Geography GEOGRAPHY-

CiteScore

8.00

自引率

2.00%

发文量

134

期刊介绍： Applied Geography is a journal devoted to the publication of research which utilizes geographic approaches (human, physical, nature-society and GIScience) to resolve human problems that have a spatial dimension. These problems may be related to the assessment, management and allocation of the world physical and/or human resources. The underlying rationale of the journal is that only through a clear understanding of the relevant societal, physical, and coupled natural-humans systems can we resolve such problems. Papers are invited on any theme involving the application of geographical theory and methodology in the resolution of human problems.