Industry 4.0: technology spillover impact on digital manufacturing industry

Purpose Under the guidance of the concept of openness and development, the paper grasps the mechanism of technology spillover in developed countries and analyzes how to better absorb advanced manufacturing technology based on empirical analysis so as to point out the path for the transformation and development of China's digital manufacturing industry. Design/methodology/approach The paper constructs the panel data model and further analyzes the impact of international technology spillovers on the transformation and development of the digital manufacturing industry. Findings This paper measures the level of technology spillover in the Yangtze River Delta region and finds that foreign direct investment (FDI) technology spillover and import trade technology spillover among four provinces and cities show a growth trend from 2010 to 2017. But after 2017, there is a certain degree of decline. Originality/value With the advent of industry 4.0, the digital manufacturing industry of all countries in the world is developing with a new attitude, the global technology spillover methods are diverse and the spillover channels have changed greatly, which will affect the transformation and upgrading of China's digital manufacturing industry.

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This paper analyzes the impact of international technology spillovers on the transformation and development of China's digital manufacturing industry through panel data model construction. The study found that in the Yangtze River Delta region, foreign direct investment technology spillover and import trade technology spillover showed a certain growth trend, but declined after 2017.