数字化转型如何促进中国社会公平正义?——基于中国省级面板数据的实证检验

How Digital Transformation Promotes Social Equity and Justice in China?An Empirical Test Based on Provincial Panel Data

基于2000—2021年中国省级面板数据,运用面板数据模型、结构方程模型和多层线性模型研究了数字化转型对社会公平正义的影响机制。研究表明:数字化转型与社会公平正义显著正相关,社会经济发展水平在二者之间起部分中介作用,行业特征、区域差异和制度因素在二者之间起调节作用。可见,数字化转型不仅是一种技术变革,而且是一种社会变革,它可以为实现社会公平正义指引新的路径,提供新的动力。因此,要加快推进全要素数字化转型,提高社会资源配置效率,提高社会服务水平和质量,提高居民社会参与程度和参与能力。

Based on the panel data of 31 provinces in China from 2000 to 2021,by the use of panel data model,structural equation model,and multilevel linear model,this paper investigates the influence mechanism of digital transformation on social equity and justice.The results show a significant positive correlation between digital transformation and social equity and justice,with the level of social and economic development playing a partial mediating role between the two and industry characteristics,regional disparities,and institutional factors exerting a moderating effect on them.It is obvious that digital transformation is not only a technological revolution,but also a social revolution,which can provide new guidance and impetus for the realization of social equity and justice.Accordingly,it is necessary to accelerate the comprehensive digital transformation,enhance the efficiency of social resource allocation,improve the level and quality of social services,and enhance the degree and ability of social participation of citizens.