Cooperative Innovation, Information Technology Application and Industrial Upgrading

Abstract

During the period of economic transition, different cooperative innovation influencing mechanism on industry upgrading in China is more complicated than that in the mature market economies. This paper reassessed the cooperative innovation level to test the transformation effect of information technology application on cooperative innovation. We find that cooperative innovation shares a significant positive relation with industry upgrading, as do information technology application for upgrading. While the central and western regions benefit more from information technology. The conclusions can provide information on the strategy of collaboration innovation, Internet plus to promote regional development and upgrade industry.