A Review of Policy Framework Research on Promoting Sustainable Transformation of Digital Innovation

Chenglei Xu, Shuxin Zhu, Boru Yang (), Bin Miao and Yi Duan
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Chenglei Xu: Faculty of Management & Economics, Kunming University of Science & Technology, Kunming 650093, China
Shuxin Zhu: Faculty of Management & Economics, Kunming University of Science & Technology, Kunming 650093, China
Boru Yang: Business School, Yunnan University of Finance and Economics, Kunming 650221, China
Bin Miao: Faculty of Management & Economics, Kunming University of Science & Technology, Kunming 650093, China
Yi Duan: China Mobile Communications Group Yunnan Co., Ltd., Kunming 650093, China

Sustainability, 2023, vol. 15, issue 9, 1-26

Abstract: With the increasing demand for digital innovation scenarios, it is important to complement and improve the policy system for the governance of digital innovation activities. Combining the previous research results on the analysis of antecedent variables, basic effects and potential mechanisms of digital innovation, and based on the citation analysis of digital innovation topics based on the Citespace method, we find that in the past two decades, the topic of digital innovation policy research has gradually shifted from focusing on “constraining policies to control negative impacts” to focusing on “constructive policies to expand positive impacts”. The digital transformation has brought about multidimensional and profound impacts on the governance of innovation activities, and it is necessary to accelerate the theoretical research on policy frameworks for the new areas of technology socialization effects. Summarizing some of the important progresses, we propose a policy framework covering three aspects: policy needs for sustainable transformation of digital innovation, policy orientation and policy dimensions for sustainable transformation of digital innovation, creating R&D opportunities, optimizing R&D organization, building ecological advantages, improving R&D governance, knowledge creation, enabling applications, collaborative promotion, standardizing management, national digital innovation system, digital innovation foundation, data governance capacity, digital security and other aspects of the conceptual framework of the basic policies for sustainable transformation of digital innovation. The research viewpoints and conclusions are of theoretical reference value for further research on key policy conditions for digital innovation, major policy impact effects and digital innovation governance mechanisms.

Keywords: digital innovation; policy framework; digital transformation; sustainable innovation; literature review (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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