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Scientia Silvae Sinicae ›› 2025, Vol. 61 ›› Issue (11): 181-199.doi: 10.11707/j.1001-7488.LYKX20240573

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Impact Mechanisms of Forestry Digitalization and Intellectualization on Forestry New Quality Productive Forces

Hongmin Li1,Yuchen Zhang1,Hong Mi1,2,*(),Guoyong Ma1()   

  1. 1. College of Economics and Management, Northeast Forestry University Harbin 150040
    2. School of Public Affairs, Zhejiang University Hangzhou 310058
  • Received:2024-09-30 Revised:2025-03-04 Online:2025-11-25 Published:2025-12-11
  • Contact: Hong Mi E-mail:spsswork@zju.edu.cn;374183628@qq.com

Abstract:

Objective: Against the backdrop of accelerating integration between the new wave of digital intelligence revolution and forestry development, this study investigates the impact mechanisms of forestry digitalization and intellectualization on forestry new quality productive forces, aiming to offer a scientific basis for advancing forestry development through digital intelligence. Method: Based on the panel data of 29 provinces in China from 2011 to 2022, the evaluation indicator system of forestry digitalization and intellectualization and forestry new quality productive forces were constructed and their development levels were measured by the dynamically improved TOPSIS method based on relative entropy distance. Two-way fixed-effects model, mediated-effects model, threshold-effects model and spatial Durbin model were used to analyze the impact mechanisms of forestry digitalization and intellectualization on forestry new quality productive forces. Result: 1) Forestry new quality productive forces and digital intelligence levels in China’s 29 provinces demonstrated fluctuating upward trend with pronounced regional disparities. 2) Forestry digitalization and intellectualization can significantly contribute to the development of forestry new quality productive forces; there is a threshold effect based on the upgrading of forestry industry structure for the promotion of forestry new quality productive forces by forestry digitalization and intellectualization. 3) Forestry digitalization and intellectualization can indirectly promote the development of forestry new quality productive forces by promoting the upgrading of forestry industry structure, the innovation of production factor allocation and the enhancement of forestry ecological efficiency. 4) The positive impact of forestry digitalization and intellectualization on new quality productive forces is more pronounced in eastern region, high-level region of forestry digitalization and intellectualization, and forestry processing-manufacturing region. 5) Forestry new quality productivity has significant spatial agglomeration characteristics, and forestry digitalization and intellectualization demonstrates positive spatial spillover effects on forestry new quality productivity. Conclusion: Forestry digitalization and intellectualization in China’s 29 provinces has significantly contributed to the development of forestry new quality productive forces. It is necessary to strengthen technological R&D and innovation, increase forestry digitalization and intellectualization investment and professional personnel training, promote the upgrading of forestry production factors and optimization of industrial structure, and enhance ecological efficiency; strengthen the forestry industry cooperation and exchange in neighboring regions, and promote regional synergistic development. Concurrently, policy formulation must account for regional characteristics, the level of digital intelligence and industrial structure disparities to implement tailored interventions, leveraging forestry digitalization and intellectualization to empower the development of new quality productive forces.

Key words: forestry new quality productive forces, forestry digitalization and intellectualization, the upgrading of forestry industry structure, mechanism testing

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