Mechanism and Evolution of Breakthrough Innovation of Industrial Ecosystem Driven by Digital Technology:A Case Study of Intelligent Vehicles
The research on the mechanism and evolution of breakthrough innovations of industrial innovation ecosystem driven by digital technology under the constraints of innovation bottlenecks has important theoretical values and practical significance for China's industry to achieve leapfrog development.A multi case study based on the intelligent vehicle industry has found that the reconstruction of the industrial innovation ecosystem elements/boundaries through digital technology is the mechanism driving breakthrough innovations.The evolution process of breakthrough innovations driven by digital technology in the industrial ecosystem,i.e.,in the stage of digital introduction,growth,and maturity faces differentiated innovation bottlenecks.Based on the prominent characteristics of"endogeneity,connectivity,and scalability"of digital technology in different stages,this paper deduces three progressive innovation mechanisms of"digital modularization,digital integration,and digital co-evolution"respectively,which drive"innovation factor quality improvement,innovation boundary clarity,and innovation boundary expansion",thereby"assisting,empowering,and reconstructing"breakthrough innovations in the industrial ecosystem.In theory,it enriches the research of breakthrough innovation mechanisms in industrial ecosystem.In practice,based on the industry,the evolution law of accelerating breakthrough innovations by digital technology has been extracted,which is of great significance for enhancing China's global technological leadership,industrial leadership,and ecological discourse power in the industry.
digital technologyindustrial ecosystembreakthrough innovationintelligent vehicle