Since human society entered the information age, the rapid development and widespread application of digital technologies have given rise to the digital economy. Distinct from the agrarian economy of the agricultural era and the industrial economy of the industrial era, the digital economy represents a new form of economy, a new driving force, and a new business model. It has triggered profound and comprehensive transformations in society and the economy. At present, digital technologies, products, and services are accelerating their penetration into traditional industries in multi-directional, multi-layered, and multi-chain ways—termed digitalization of industries—while also promoting the continuous growth and expansion of digital industry chains and clusters—referred to as digital industrialization.
Currently, the digital economy has become a new engine driving China's high-quality and rapid economic growth. The various new business models spawned by the digital economy will also constitute significant new growth points in China's economy. To provide better support for digital economy innovation and development, China issued the "Correspondence Table of Digital Economy Core Industry Classification and International Patent Classification (2023)" in March 2023. This document aligns the International Patent Classification with the core industries of the digital economy, maximizing the coverage of patents related to the digital economy's core industries. It also offers a clearer and more accurate foundation for the construction of relevant patent databases.
Based on the aforementioned standard as the guiding document for database construction and matched with the list of Chinese universities released by the Ministry of Education, CnOpenData provides patent-related data on the digital economy in Chinese universities. Structurally, this dataset is categorized into inventive disclosure (发明公布), authorized invention (发明授权), and utility model (实用新型) based on patent types, each containing a basic information table and a transaction table to present basic and legal status information. It complements the digital economy patent data and citation data for Chinese universities, aiming to provide the academic community with higher-quality and more advanced topic-specific data support for the digital economy.
Database Application Guide
CnOpenData Application Logic for Digital Economy Patent Application and Authorization Data in Chinese Universities: https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/UZBTXxkt2T6sSYUjZ3lIGA
Time Range
- Inventive disclosure: Statistics based on application disclosure date - 1985 to 2024
- Authorized invention/Utility model/Design: Statistics based on authorization disclosure date - 1985 to 2024
Field Display
Sample Data
因本数据表格较多，本页仅作高校数字经济发明公布专利相关表格展示，更多表格内容详见左侧分表。
高校数字经济发明公布专利基本信息表
高校数字经济发明公布专利事务表
Related Literature
- Huang Bo, Li Haitong, Liu Junqi, Lei Jinghua, 2023: "Digital Technological Innovation and High-Quality Development of Chinese Enterprises—Evidence from Enterprise Digital Patents," Economic Research, Issue 3.
- Hu Zengxi, Ma Shuzhong, 2023: "Impact of Market Integration on Enterprise Digital Innovation—Also Discussing Digital Innovation Measurement Methods," Economic Research, Issue 6.
- Huang Xianhai, Gao Yaxing, 2023: "Integration of Digital and Real Industry Technologies and Enterprise Total Factor Productivity—Based on Patent Information Research of Chinese Enterprises," China Industrial Economics, Issue 11.
- Huang Xianhai, Wang Handi, Sun Yongming et al., "Digital Technologies and Enterprise Export Quality Upgrading—Evidence from Machine Learning of Patent Texts," Quantitative and Technical Economics Research, Issue 12.
Data Update Frequency
Annual update