国际经济与贸易学院知识库

Abstract

Manufacturing industry is a strategic pillar industry of China. Improving export competitiveness of manufacturing industry and realizing high quality development of manufacturing industry are the basis for China to become a great modern socialist country. Digital economy is a key force in reorganizing global factor resources, reshaping global economic structure and changing global competition. It is leading a new round of scientific and technological revolution and bringing new opportunities for high-quality development of manufacturing industry.  The new round of industrial revolution based on digital technology as the core driving force and intelligent manufacturing determines the depth and breadth of our industrial development. Taking advantage of digital technology to develop the real economy and promote the intelligent and digital transformation of the manufacturing industry is an important measure to realize China's manufacturing power. Therefore, the study of the influence of digital technology on the export competitiveness of manufacturing industry and the internal mechanism provides theoretical support for the development of digital technology, the enhancement of export competitiveness of manufacturing industry and the development of manufacturing power.

On the basis of sorting out relevant studies on digital technology and manufacturing export competitiveness, this dissertation explores the internal mechanism of digital technology's promotion of manufacturing export competitiveness and builds a mathematical model of digital technology's impact on manufacturing export competitiveness under the multi-channel mechanism. It is believed that digital technology can affect the export competitiveness of manufacturing industry by reducing trade cost, improving human capital level, promoting technological innovation and optimizing resource allocation. Based on the panel data of 30 provinces from 2011 to 2021, a comprehensive evaluation index system of digital technology development level is constructed from three aspects: digital infrastructure construction, digital terminal application and digital industry development, and relevant models are established and their influence mechanisms are analyzed. The results show that: (1) digital technology can significantly improve the export competitiveness of manufacturing industry; (2) Mechanism analysis shows that digital technology can improve the export competitiveness of manufacturing industry by reducing trade cost, improving human capital level, promoting technological innovation and optimizing resource allocation. (3) Heterogeneity analysis shows that there is regional heterogeneity in the impact of digital technology on manufacturing export competitiveness. Based on the above research results, this dissertation proposes countermeasures from the aspects of improving digital infrastructure, promoting innovative development in collaboration with industry, university and research, promoting coordinated regional development, and improving institutional system construction. The state should attach importance to the development of digital technology, facilitate its deep integration with the manufacturing industry, and promote the digital and intelligent transformation of the manufacturing industry.