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Research on the interactive relationship between information communication technology and manufacturing industry

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The rapid development and cross-border integration of information communication technology is the key to the transformation of Chinese manufacturing industry from traditional factor-driven to innovation-driven. This paper explores the interactive relationship between information communication technology and Chinese manufacturing industry by constructing the simultaneous equations. The empirical results show that (1) the pulling effect of manufacturing industry on ICT as a whole is relatively weak at the present stage, and the interaction between ICT and manufacturing industry is mainly reflected in the infiltration effect of ICT on manufacturing industry; (2) the strong infiltration effect and the pulling effect between the modular products and the ICT industry show that the technological level of the Chinese manufacturing industry and the ICT industry is matched with each other at this stage, which is found in the analysis of the manufacturing sector; (3) the weak infiltration effect of ICT industry on equipment manufacturing industry indicates that the technical level of the ICT product is difficult to enhance the competitiveness of high-end manufacturing industry.

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  1. Due to the limited length of the article, Table 4 only lists the coefficient and significant of the variables. If the reader is interested, please ask the author for specific results.

  2. According to the factor-intensive degree, it is divided into labor-intensive, capital-intensive and technology-intensive industries. Among them, labor-intensive industry includes food processing industry, food manufacturing industry, beverage manufacturing industry, tobacco processing industry, textile industry, clothing and other fiber products manufacturing industry, leather, fur, feather and products industry, wood processing and bamboo, rattan and grass manufacturing industry, furniture manufacturing industry, papermaking and paper products, printing and recording media reproduction, cultural and educational sporting goods manufacturing industry, rubber products industry and plastic products industry (14 industries); capital-intensive industry includes petroleum processing coking and nuclear fuel processing industry, nonmetal mineral products industry, ferrous metal smelting and rolling processing industry, non-ferrous metal smelting and rolling processing industry, metal products industry, general equipment manufacturing industry, special equipment manufacturing and instrumentation and cultural office machinery manufacturing industry (8 industries); technology-intensive industry includes pharmaceutical manufacturing industry, chemical raw materials and chemical products manufacturing industry, chemical fiber manufacturing industry and transportation machinery and equipment manufacturing industry (5 industries).

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Gao, Y., Song, Y. Research on the interactive relationship between information communication technology and manufacturing industry. Cluster Comput 22 (Suppl 3), 5719–5729 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10586-017-1474-3

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