简介:Thewideapplicationofnewinformationandcommunicationtechnologies(ICTs)hasbeenarguedtobecriticalinlocaleconomicdevelopment,whiletheapplicationofnewICTswillaffectthedevelopmentofindustrialcluster,especiallythosesmallandmedium-sizedenterprises(SMEs).ThispaperexaminesYangxunqiaotextileclusterlocatedinZhejiangProvinceasacasestudytofocusontheroleofICTsinthesustainabledevelopment.WeargueICTsapplicationinfirmsboostflexibleandcustomizedproductionapproach,improvee-commercemarketchannelandraisesupplychainmanagement.WealsopayspecialattentiontothespatialimplicationofICTsadoptioninindustrialcluster,andsuggestthatapplicationofICTstendtoleadtofurtherclusteringofSMEsinthelocationwithmatureproductionchain.OuranalysisshowsthatnewICTsareafacilitatorinthesustainabledevelopmentoftheindustrialcluster.
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简介:Inthepost-financialcrisisera,Chinaisfacingdualpressurefromreducingcarbonemissionsandexternaldemandstagnation.Theindustrialstructurechangingisinurgentneeds.TheculturalandcreativeindustriescanexpandChina'smarketsthroughcreatingandstimulatingdemands,andcanreducecarbonemissionsatthesametime.Byproducingbothdemandsandsupplies,culturalandcreativeindustriesmayleadthedevelopmentofotherindustries.Sinceinnovationplaysaquiteimportantroleinthevaluechain,culturalandcreativeindustriescanpromotetheindustrialupgradingandtheindustrialstructureoptimizationbyindustrialconvergence.