Evolution and driving factors of spatial network structure of digital economy in China
In the era of digitalization,it is of great practical significance to explore the spatial network struc-ture of digital economy and its driving factors for promoting the construction of"digital China".The research applied the modified CRITIC evaluation method to measure the development level of digital economy of China from 2013 to 2020,and explored the evolution characteristics and causes of the spatial network structure of the digital economy by social network analysis.The results show that:1)The overall level of digital economy de-velopment has shown a steady upward trend,and the spatial pattern is characterized by high in the east and low in the west.2)During the study period,the spatial connection network of the provincial digital economy in China shows a complex situation of multi-threaded and dense networking.The network density is improved,and there is no hierarchical spatial structure as a whole.3)The economically developed regions have a signific-ant advantage in the spatial network structure,and the connections between the western and border regions and other regions needs to be improved;the condensed subgroup spatial distribution gradually forms an orderly ag-glomerated distribution.4)The spatial correlation network of digital economy is affected by the joint action of multiple factors.The level of scientific and technological innovation,government support and geographical dis-tance have always played a significant role,while the effects of economic development level,industrial struc-ture level and urbanization level reflect the stage characteristics by strong first and weak later.The above factors together drive the optimization and restructuring of the provincial digital economy spatial network structure in China.
digital economyspatial network structuresocial network analysis
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