This study investigates the coupling coordination and interaction between digitalization and traditional industrial upgrading in the Yellow River Basin [541703f6]. The researchers analyzed inter-provincial panel data from nine provinces in the Yellow River Basin from 2011 to 2020. They calculated the degree of coupling coordination and relative development between digitalization and traditional industrial upgrading and conducted a spatial-temporal analysis to identify the characteristics and trends of these processes [541703f6].
The findings reveal that the degree of coupling coordination between digitalization and traditional industrial upgrading in the Yellow River Basin evolved from a disordered state to a run-in stage over the study period. There is significant regional variation in the coupling coordination degree, with provinces exhibiting both "high-high" and "low-low" agglomeration distributions. The study also identifies self-reinforcing mechanisms in both digitalization and traditional industrial upgrading, indicating a long-term dynamic correlation between them [541703f6].
The study emphasizes the importance of promoting the coupling coordination and interaction between digitalization and traditional industrial upgrading for achieving high-quality industrial development in the Yellow River Basin [541703f6].