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Policy Frameworks And Citizens’ Use Of Fintech Solutions: The Pros And Cons In Egypt, Salma Al-Mohamady

Theses and Dissertations

This thesis provides a comprehensive analysis of the significant influence of financial technology (FinTech) on the banking industry, consumer finance, and economic growth. It specifically concentrates on the swiftly changing FinTech environment in Egypt. The study investigates the impact of incorporating advanced technologies on worldwide financial practices, which has significantly transformed traditional banking models and facilitated the emergence of inventive financial services. The transition is clearly apparent in Egypt, where the expansion of FinTech has been driven by advances in regulations, adaptation to technology, and a population that is becoming more comfortable with digital solutions.

Using a combination of quantitative …

The Impact Of Functional Background Heterogeneity Of Top Management Team On Enterprise Digital Transformation, Yan Ni, Junpeng Jiang

Journal of Science and Technology Management

Digital transformation is the key for enterprises to achieve breakthrough development, and the heterogeneity of top management team (TMT) has an important impact on the success of digital transformation. Starting from the high-level echelon theory, taking the panel data of Shanghai and Shenzhen A-share listed companies during 2010—2021 as research samples, the Herfinadal coefficient was used to measure the heterogeneity of TMT function-al background, and the impact of TMT functional background heterogeneity on enterprises' digital transformation was investigated. Empirical findings: There is an inverse U-shaped relationship between TMT functional background heterogeneity and digital transformation, and a series of robustness tests, …

Research On The Impact Of Smart Service Integration On Green Transformation In Manufacturing Industry, Xusheng Chen, Jinshuo Zhang, Yunhui Yang

Journal of Science and Technology Management

Against the backdrop of the “double carbon” strategy and the new era of high-quality development, green transformation is an inevitable requirement for high-quality development of the manufacturing industry. The devel-opment and application of new-generation digital technologies such as 5G, cloud computing, virtual reality, and artificial intelligence have fostered the emergence of smart services. It can promote service innovation and business model innovation through the synergy of physical products and digital services, providing a new path for the green transformation of the manufacturing. From the perspective of industry integration, this paper constructs an index system for the integration of smart services …

Research On The Collaborative Mechanism Of Popularizing Science And Technology Resources:Based On The Collaborative “Government, Industry, University And Research” Perspective Of, Tao Huang, Rui Yu

Journal of Science and Technology Management

As an important strategic and foundational resource, science and technology resources are the essential material basis for supporting scientific and technological progress and innovative development. Fully tapping into the popularization value of science and technology resources is an effective way to overcome the bottleneck of popular science development and deepen the reform of popular science supply-side. To address the problems of low efficiency in the popularization of science and technology resources, it is important to stimulate the motivation of government, universities, research institutions, and enterprises in the popularization of science and technology resources and form a multi-party collaborative mechanism in …

Collaborative Innovation Network And Innovation Efficiency Of Industrial Chain Enterprises, Zhengchu He, Sisi Liu, Hongyu Pan

Journal of Science and Technology Management

For the industrial chain enterprises formed in China's semiconductor industry,a two-stage network DEA is used to measure the innovation efficiency of industrial chain enterprises. A regression model is constructed with the collaborative innovation index of industrial chain enterprises as the core explanatory variable to explore the impact of the collaborative innovation network of semiconductor industrial chain enterprises on the innovation efficiency of enterprises. The results indicate that in semiconductor industry chain enterprises,the strength of collaborative innovation network connection is negatively correlated with enterprise innovation efficiency,and the positive impact of collaborative innovation network connection strength on the overall innovation efficiency of …

Research On The Influence Of Servitization On Gvc Upgrading Of Advanced Manufacturing Enterprises:Mediator Role Of Dynamic Capabilities, Liangqun Qi, Xue Xiao

Journal of Science and Technology Management

The level of development of advanced manufacturing enterprises is an important manifestation of the competitiveness of the national manufacturing industry. At present, although China's advanced manufacturing enterprises have made considerable achievements in certain niche areas, the market for high-end chips, biomedical products, industrial robots and other products is still monopolized by foreign oligopolies and multinational capital. At the same time, in order to maintain the status of “chain master” in the global value chain, developed countries have hindered the participation of manufacturing enterprises from developing countries in the division of labor in the global high-end value chain through a series …

Research On The Mechanism Of Multi Agent And Multi Stage Collaborative Benefit Allocation From The Perspective Of Digital Innovation Ecosystem, Zidan Shan, Huimin Li, Yashi Wang, Ying Cao

Journal of Science and Technology Management

The digital innovation ecosystem is a typical complex network system with symbiotic coupling and nonlinear interaction characteristics among diverse components due to the influence of digital technology. It not only inherits the general characteristics of the innovation ecosystem, but also presents unique characteristics, such as stronger heterogeneity of innovation entities, more complex resource flow, more dynamic business processes, and more open data sharing. The 14th Five Year Plan for National Economic and Social Development of the People's Republic of China and the Outline of Long Range Goals for 2035 point out the need to accelerate digital development, create new advantages …

Enlisting And Leading Contributes To The Efficiency Mechanism And Practical Logic Of Major Emergency Technology R&D Projects, Wei Fang, Jia Liu

Journal of Science and Technology Management

“Enlisting and Leading” is an important part of the reform of China's scientific and technological system.It makes up for the deficiency of the traditional scientific research funding system in many aspects, and it is necessary to exist. In the development trend of scientific and technological innovation, the “Enlisting and Leading” reflects the demand side innovation orientation, disruptive innovation orientation, open innovation orientation, and scientific and technological talents orientation, which conforms to the era of development. How to understand its importance and clarify its strategic orientation is extremely important for deepening the reform of China's scientific and technological system. At the …

Improve Governance System Of National Parks, Build The World‘S Largest National Park System With High Quality, Baorong Huang

Bulletin of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Chinese Version)

Improving the governance system of national parks is an inevitable requirement for China’s high-quality construction of the world’s largest national park system. This study analyzes the main challenges and problems faced by China’s national park governance based on long-term investigation on national parks and national park system pilot areas. Under the overall logic of modernization of China’s national governance system and governance capabilities, drawing on international experiences in sound governance of regional and watershed public goods and national parks, this study proposes a theoretical framework for establishing a “four in one” national park governance system in China, including a comprehensive …

Problems And Suggestions Of Building Scientific Decision-Making And Advisory Mechanism Of National Parks—Overnance-Based Perspective, Yu Wei, Duowei Cheng, Yi Wang

Bulletin of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Chinese Version)

National parks are multi-factor, multi-functional and multi-dimensional complexes, which makes them difficult to follow the traditional administration and management modes, and need to explore the construction of a modernized governance system. An important step in enhancing the effectiveness of governance is to establish a reasonable, and efficient scientific decision-making and consultation mechanism. China has made remarkable progress in scientific decision-making and consultation in national parks. However, there are still some problems with the national parks’ decision-making process and effectiveness due to vague definition of authority and responsibility, dependence on departmentalized management paths, and inadequate upward and downward transmission of information …

Regime Of National Park Group Based On Protected Area System In Tibetan Plateau, Dong Chen, Yafei Wang, Dengsheng Wu, Jie Fan

Bulletin of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Chinese Version)

China’s national park reform has entered a new stage of promoting reform based on the protected area system. The national park team of the second comprehensive scientific investigation and research on the Tibetan Plateau (TP) took the lead in putting forward the construction plan of the TP protected area, which is dominated by national park in area and function. The TP national park group, including “small group” which refer to national park, and “large group” which refer to different protected areas, innovates the long-term mechanism for the construction of national ecological security barriers on TP. The national park group requires …

Accelerate To Establish Globally-Competitive Open Innovation Ecosystem, Promote High-Level Open Cooperation In Science, Technology And Innovation, Jingru Chi, Xiaoping Ren, Ziyu Li, Yun Yang

Bulletin of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Chinese Version)

The Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee attaches great importance to open cooperation in science, technology and innovation (STI). Since the 18th National Congress of CPC, the inter-governmental science and technology (S&T) cooperation has been continuously strengthened, as well as the international S&T cooperation and exchanges have been deepened, which led China’s gradual change changed from a participant to a leader in global innovation governance. Entering a new stage of development, changes in the international situation and self-reliance in S&T put forward higher requirements for open cooperation in STI. Nevertheless, there are still difficulties such as scattered resources and …

Path And Strategy Of Pollution And Carbon Reduction By Digitization In Electric Power Enterprises, Xiaohong Chen, Runcheng Tang, Dongbin Hu, Xuesong Xu, Xiangbo Tang, Guodong Yi, Weiwei Zhang

Bulletin of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Chinese Version)

With the extensive application and innovation of digital technology in the energy sector, digital technology has become increasingly crucial for the power industry to achieve the goal of reducing pollution and carbon emissions. How digital technology enables electric power enterprises to achieve this goal has attracted much attention. Firstly, the study analyzes the progress of digital technology applications in pollution reduction and carbon reduction in electric power enterprises. Then, it identifies the existing problems in the current application of digital technology in the power industry for reducing pollution and carbon emissions. Finally, it explores the potential ways and approaches of …

Experience And Enlightenment Of Eu Natura 2000 Protected Area Network, Ling Tang, Baorong Huang, Tong Jin, Xuetian Hu

Bulletin of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Chinese Version)

The EU Natura 2000 protected area network, covering nearly 19% of the land and 10% of the sea in the EU, has played an important role in protecting biodiversity and enhancing regional socio-economic well-being, and is regarded as the most successful protected area network in the world. Its successful experience is mainly reflected in five aspects. (1) The adoption of regional biodiversity conservation legislation and the promotion of compliance with the law by member countries to promote the construction of the protected area network. (2) The establishment of a decision-making and implementation mechanism that combines the EU resolution process and …

Evolution Characteristics And Enlightenment Of American Science And Technology Policy In 21st Century, Lingjing Cao, Zhiqiang Zhang

Bulletin of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Chinese Version)

In the 21st century, a new round of world scientific and technological revolution and industrial transformation has accelerated. Especially after the international financial crisis, countries have strengthened their scientific and technological strategic layout and R&D investment. The international scientific and technological competition has become increasingly fierce, and science and technology policy has become a key factor determining the success or failure of technological competition. This study analyzes the historical evolution of policy documents such as science and technology planning, strategic guidelines and research reports issued by the U.S. government and the long-term R&D input data of the federal government in …

Analysis And Recommendations For Energy Conservation And Carbon Emission Reduction In Industry Boosted By Digital Energy Management Systems, Duanyang Geng, Tong Xu, Qinghua Zhu, Steve Evans

Bulletin of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Chinese Version)

Energy consumption during production processes in the industry is a main source of carbon dioxide emissions. Therefore, for China’s dual-carbon goals, industrial enterprises need to focus on reducing energy waste to achieve energy-efficient production, thereby effectively reducing carbon emissions in industrial production. In recent years, with the continuous development and popularization of digital technology, digital energy management systems have played a crucial role in energy saving by visualizing invisible energy in the industry. In this context, this study first analyses the current status of digital energy management system applications in the UK, the US, Germany, and Sweden, summarizes their characteristics …

Key Elements, Mechanism Analysis And Evaluation Indicators Of Digital And Intelligent Integration Transformation And Development Of Manufacturing Industry, Xiaoqiang Sun, Xiuyun Gao, Yumei Wang

Bulletin of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Chinese Version)

The digital and intelligent integration transformation of manufacturing industry has become an important driving force for the high-quality development of traditional manufacturing enterprises. This study clarifies the main research context and key issues of scholars on the digital and intelligent integration transformation of manufacturing industry, refines the goals, main elements, and influencing factors of digital and intelligent integration transformation of manufacturing industry, builds a power network model for the transformation and development of digital and intelligent integration of manufacturing industry according to the system feedback principle of system dynamics, analyzes the mechanism of action between various elements of the system, …

Development Path And Policy Guarantee Of China's Advanced Manufacturing Industry Under Background Of Fourth Industrial Revolution, Chang Wang, Siyuan Zhou, Hongjun Geng

Bulletin of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Chinese Version)

How to seize the opportunity window opened by the fourth industrial revolution and enhance the international competitive advantage of advanced manufacturing has become an important issue concerned by existing research and policy practitioners. This study analyzes the background, characteristics, and influence of the fourth industrial revolution on the development of advanced manufacturing industry. Based on this, it discusses the development status and problems of four types of advanced manufacturing industries, including digitally empowered new infrastructure industries, intelligent manufacturing high-end equipment industries, brand-oriented new consumption industries, and science-based industries. The development paths of “fusion innovation”, “intelligent manufacturing upgrade”, “quality improvement”, and …

Collaborative Innovation Organizational Modes Of Major Scientific Research Institutes In Germany, Chunlei Ge, Ruimin Pei, Qiuju Zhang

Bulletin of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Chinese Version)

Strengthening the collaborative innovation of various innovation actors is an effective way to implement the national strategy of achieving a high level of scientific and technological self-reliance. China needs to learn from the mature countries when in the important period of promoting and developing the collaborative innovation among actors. Based on reviewing the concepts and organizational modes of collaborative innovation in the literature, this work carries out a case study of Germany’s four major public research institutes and finds five collaborative innovation organizational modes: project-type, integrated-type, alliance-type, platformtype and network-type. Then, the study analyzes and summarizes the characteristics, the advantages, …

Exploration And Reflection On Interaction Mechanism Between Transformation Of Scientific Communication Models And Technological Innovation, Jichang Dong, Weiwei Zhu, Chao Zhang, Zhou He

Bulletin of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Chinese Version)

In today’s rapidly advancing technological landscape, science communication is closely intertwined with technological innovation, serving as a crucial element in influencing a country’s technological competitiveness and competing for the global scientific and technological discourse. This study delves into the historical context of science communication and the theoretical research and paradigm shifts surrounding it. It explores the symbiotic relationship between science communication and technological innovation, uncovering the mechanisms of their interactions. On this basis, the study examines exemplary practices in promoting science communication in major developed countries. In light of China’s current state of science communication, tentative strategies are proposed to …