数字经济相关指数和指标体系研究

A Review of Research on Digital Economy-Related Indices and Indicator Systems

现如今,数字技术对经济社会产生复杂而多元的影响,科学合理的数字经济相关指数和指标体系能对这些影响进行全面刻画,很多机构和学者也就此展开了丰富的探索。但迄今为止,由于国内外各界对数字经济的关注视角不同,不同数字经济相关指数测度结果之间具有明显的差异,我国官方也暂未编制权威性数字经济指数。为此,本文从数字经济概念出发,将国内外现有的数字经济测度框架划分成宽、窄两个领域,并基于此框架将现有的数字经济相关指数和指标体系归纳成基于数字产业化、数字化社会影响的单维视角和基于窄领域、宽领域的复合视角四种类型,然后选取国内外15个具有代表性的指数和指标体系展开具体评述,并依据中美和中国分省份的指数测度结果对各指数进一步分析。当然,要构建科学合理的数字经济指数和指标体系仍面临诸多的困难与挑战,需要我们继续努力探索。

Currently,digital technology is continuously permeating economic and social spheres,with the burgeoning digital economy exerting a broad and diverse impact on socio-economic structures,and the digital economy indices are able to quantify the multifaceted impact in a consolidated manner.Despite indepth research into the digital economy indices by various parties,there is no comprehensive,systematic,and macroscopic exposition of them in the literature yet.To address this gap,this paper conducts the following research.Firstly,it divides existing domestic and international digital economy measurement scopes into broad and narrow domains based on the concept of the digital economy,forming a measurement framework.Subsequently,within this framework,existing digital economy-related indices and indicator systems are categorized into four types from the singledimensional perspective of digital industrialization and societal impact,as well as a combined perspective of narrow and broad domains.Next,the paper provides detailed reviews of 15 representative indices and indicator systems from both domestic and international sources,followed by a further analysis of each index based on measurement results from China and the United States,including provincial data of China.Finally,it summarizes the current challenges that face the construction of digital economy indices and indicator systems and proposes corresponding strategic recommendations.The research finds that the current process of setting up China’s digital economy indices and indicator systems still has room for improvement in the following areas.Firstly,existing indices lack sufficient focus on data valorization and its digital impact on society.Secondly,although some indices have a sufficiently diverse theoretical basis,they are not systematic or mature enough.Thirdly,most indices fail to accommodate the unique development characteristics of digital economy in different regions and the hallmarks of the current era.Fourthly,the majority of indices do not make full use of China’s big data resources and inter-departmental data sharing during their compilation process.The marginal contributions of this paper are as follows.Firstly,it proposes a digital economy measurement framework for the first time and classifies and discusses the digital economy indices and indicator systems within this framework.Secondly,it provides a unified review of the compilation process,theoretical basis,data sources,and measurement results of representative digital economy indices.Thirdly,it summarizes the various challenges faced in the construction of China’s current digital economy index and indicator systems and offers specific suggestions.