The Reality, Risk and Governance of Regional Innovation Ecosystems under Digital Transformation Background

Abstract

The digital transformation of regional innovation ecosystems is received by the extensive attention from academia and practical communities. This paper uses China’s regional innovative ecosystem as a research object, explores changes in information flow, resource flow, capital flow and technical flow direction and flow rate within the context of digital transformation. The study found that digital transformation will change the flow direction and structure of the information flow; The flow rate of resource flow, capital flow and technology flow is accelerated is increased, but the flow direction is unchanged. Finally, the potential risks of innovative ecosystem under digital transformation background have been analyzed, and the countermeasures and recommendations for relevant management departments and enterprises are put forward, providing a theoretical reference for further improving digital construction for China’s regional innovation ecosystems.

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