Research on the Promotion of Rural Revitalization through Digital Rural Construction
From the perspective of digital empowerment theory,this study analyzes the direct effects and mechanisms of digital rural construction on rural revitalization.Based on panel data from 31 provinces in China from 2011 to 2020,an evaluation system for digital rural construction and rural revitalization is constructed,and the relationship and mechanism between the two are empirically analyzed.The study finds that digital rural construction has a pro-moting effect on rural revitalization.Specifically,digital rural construction has a significant positive promoting effect on industrial prosperity,ecological livability,civilized rural culture,effective governance,and affluent living;From the perspective of the mechanism of action,the construction of digital rural areas promotes rural revitalization through the construction of digital infrastructure,digitalization of industries,and digitalization of services;In addi-tion,the impact of digital rural construction on rural revitalization has regional heterogeneity,with the best effect on the eastern region,followed by the central and western regions.
Digital rural constructionRural revitalizationDigital infrastructure constructionIndustrial digitali-zationService digitalization