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<h3>Purpose</h3>
<p>The transformative impact of disruptive technologies on the restructuring of the times has attracted widespread global attention. This study aims to analyze the characteristics and shortcomings of China’s artificial intelligence (AI) disruptive technology policy, and to put forward suggestions for optimizing China’s AI disruptive technology policy.</p>
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<h3>Design/methodology/approach</h3>
<p>Develop a three-dimensional analytical framework for “policy tools-policy actors-policy themes” and apply policy tools, social network analysis, and LDA topic model to conduct a comprehensive analysis of the utilization of policy tools, cooperative relationships among policy actors, and the trends in policy theme settings within China’s innovative AI technology policy.</p>
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<h3>Findings</h3>
<p>We find that the collaborative relationship among the policy actors of AI disruptive technology in China is insufficiently close. Marginal subjects exhibit low participation in the cooperation network and overly rely on central subjects, forming a “center-periphery” network structure. Policy tool usage is predominantly focused on supply and environmental types, with a severe inadequacy in demand-side policy tool utilization. Policy themes are diverse, encompassing topics such as “Intelligent Services” “Talent Cultivation” “Information Security” and “Technological Innovation”, which will remain focal points. Under the themes of “Intelligent Services” and “Intelligent Governance”, policy tool usage is relatively balanced, with close collaboration among policy entities. However, the theme of “AI Theoretical System” lacks a comprehensive understanding of tool usage and necessitates enhanced cooperation with other policy entities.</p>
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<h3>Research limitations</h3>
<p>The data sources and experimental scope are subject to certain limitations, potentially introducing biases and imperfections into the research results, necessitating further validation and refinement.</p>
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<h3>Practical implications</h3>
<p>The study introduces a three-dimensional analysis framework for disruptive technology policy texts, which is significant for formulating and enhancing disruptive technology policies.</p>
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<h3>Originality/value</h3>
<p>This study utilizes text mining and content analysis techniques to quantitatively analyze disruptive technology policy texts. It systematically evaluates China’s AI policies quantitatively, focusing on policy tools, policy actors, policy themes. The study uncovers the characteristics and deficiencies of current AI policies, offering recommendations for formulating and enhancing disruptive technology policies.</p>
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Purpose
The transformative impact of disruptive technologies on the restructuring of the times has attracted widespread global attention. This study aims to analyze the characteristics and shortcomings of China’s artificial intelligence (AI) disruptive technology policy, and to put forward suggestions for optimizing China’s AI disruptive technology policy.


Design/methodology/approach
Develop a three-dimensional analytical framework for “policy tools-policy actors-policy themes” and apply policy tools, social network analysis, and LDA topic model to conduct a comprehensive analysis of the utilization of policy tools, cooperative relationships among policy actors, and the trends in policy theme settings within China’s innovative AI technology policy.


Findings
We find that the collaborative relationship among the policy actors of AI disruptive technology in China is insufficiently close. Marginal subjects exhibit low participation in the cooperation network and overly rely on central subjects, forming a “center-periphery” network structure. Policy tool usage is predominantly focused on supply and environmental types, with a severe inadequacy in demand-side policy tool utilization. Policy themes are diverse, encompassing topics such as “Intelligent Services” “Talent Cultivation” “Information Security” and “Technological Innovation”, which will remain focal points. Under the themes of “Intelligent Services” and “Intelligent Governance”, policy tool usage is relatively balanced, with close collaboration among policy entities. However, the theme of “AI Theoretical System” lacks a comprehensive understanding of tool usage and necessitates enhanced cooperation with other policy entities.


Research limitations
The data sources and experimental scope are subject to certain limitations, potentially introducing biases and imperfections into the research results, necessitating further validation and refinement.


Practical implications
The study introduces a three-dimensional analysis framework for disruptive technology policy texts, which is significant for formulating and enhancing disruptive technology policies.


Originality/value
This study utilizes text mining and content analysis techniques to quantitatively analyze disruptive technology policy texts. It systematically evaluates China’s AI policies quantitatively, focusing on policy tools, policy actors, policy themes. The study uncovers the characteristics and deficiencies of current AI policies, offering recommendations for formulating and enhancing disruptive technology policies.

A quantitative study of disruptive technology policy texts: An example of China’s artificial intelligence policy

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Purpose
The transformative impact of disruptive technologies on the restructuring of the times has attracted widespread global attention. This study aims to...

A quantitative study of disruptive technology policy texts: An example of China’s artificial intelligence policy

Article Category: Research Papers

Published Online: Jun 10, 2024

Page range: -

Received: Feb 06, 2024

Accepted: May 24, 2024

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jdis-2024-0016

Keywords
Disruptive technologies, Artificial intelligence, Synergies, Policy tools, Thematic evolution

© 2024 Ying Zhou et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

A quantitative study of disruptive technology policy texts: An example of China’s artificial intelligence policy

Article Category: Research Papers

Published Online: Jun 10, 2024

Page range: -

Received: Feb 06, 2024

Accepted: May 24, 2024

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jdis-2024-0016

KeywordsDisruptive technologies, Artificial intelligence, Synergies, Policy tools, Thematic evolution

© 2024 Ying Zhou et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Keywords
Disruptive technologies, Artificial intelligence, Synergies, Policy tools, Thematic evolution