The new generation of science, technology and innovation policy is now becoming a focal point for both policymakers and the academia. Based on the redefinition of concepts such as "innovation", "development", "innovation-driven development" and "policy paradigm", the concept of innovation-driven development policy is proposed as the new generation of science, technology and innovation policy. This paper analyzed the paradigm shift process from science and technology policy to innovation policy and then to innovation-driven development policy, along with its main characteristics, therefore providing a theoretical framework for the formulation of innovation-driven development policy. The main conclusions are as follows: (1) Innovation is a process of diversified value creation and value-added circulation, encompassing the creation of scientific value, technological value, economic value, social value, and cultural value. (2) Innovation-driven development refers to innovation-driven economic, social, environmental and culture development, as well as the development of science and technology. Its essence lies in achieving diversified value creation and value-added circulation under the high coupling of goals and actions of innovation and development. It emphasizes the primary driving force of innovation for development, and the strong coupling relationship between innovation and development as well as the sustainability of development. (3) Innovation-driven development policy is the new generation of science, technology and innovation policy, which refers to the conduct code and action plan adopted by governments and political parties to achieve innovation-driven economic, social, environmental and culture development, as well as science and technology development. (4) Policy paradigm refers to the policy value concepts, policy standards and norms, and policy conceptual system that are commonly recognized by stakeholders in the policy-making process. (5)The science, technology and innovation policy paradigm has undergone a historical evolution from the science and technology policy paradigm to the innovation policy paradigm, and then to the innovation-driven development policy paradigm. The core of this evolution lies in the expansion of understanding of the connotations and extensions of innovation and development, as well as the systematic coupling relationship between innovation and development. This study will provide theoretical and methodological guidance for the formulation of innovation-driven development policy, and lay an important theoretical foundation for the development of innovation-driven development policy science.

Driven by the new round of technological revolution, enterprise digitalization is regarded not only as a key approach to optimizing the innovation network structure and enhancing competitive advantages, but also as an important path to promote value co-creation and achieve industrial collaborative upgrading. However, there are still cognitive differences regarding the mechanism by which enterprise digitalization promotes value co-creation. Based on the patent data generated from the R&D cooperation of 148 listed enterprises in the pharmaceutical manufacturing industry from 2010 to 2023, this paper constructed a balanced panel model containing 2,072 observations to analyze the overall effect, application channels and situational characteristics of enterprise digitalization on value co-creation. The research found that: (1) Enterprise digitalization has a significant positive impact on both the breadth and depth of value co-creation; (2) Ego-network stability and ego-network conventions play a mediating role in the impact of enterprise digitalization on value co-creation; and (3) Cooperative motivation plays a negative moderating role in the path of value co-creation influenced by enterprise digitalization. From the perspective of R&D cooperation, this paper revealed the internal mechanism by which enterprise digitalization affects value co-creation, enriched the research perspectives on enterprise digitalization and value co-creation, and it will provide some practical guidance for enterprises to optimize their own network structure and digital strategy in practice.

In the context of maritime power and innovation-driven development strategy, inter-organizational cooperative innovation has become a crucial model for overcoming the key technological bottlenecks in emerging marine industries. Under various marine policies, China's strategic emerging marine industries have experienced rapid development. However, sharp issues persist throughout their development process, particularly the fragmentation between academia, industry and research in technological innovation, and lack of effective horizontal and vertical cooperative innovation mechanisms. In response, this paper constructed an undirected weighted network of industrial technological innovation from a cooperative innovation perspective using the joint patent data. The network's topology, spatial distribution, and driving mechanisms are analyzed in depth using network visualization and the ERGM method. The study found that: (1) under the guidance of marine policies, enterprises emerge as the central force in the technological innovation network, with key collaborating entities primarily located in the Bohai Rim area, the Yangtze River Delta, and the Pearl River Delta. (2) Analysis of the internal driving mechanisms of network formation indicated that centrality and transitivity are key internal drivers. The formation and development of the technological innovation cooperation network rely on the clustering effect of core entities and the facilitative role of transitivity mechanisms. (3) Among external driving mechanisms, geographical distance affects collaborative tendencies; collaboration among similar types of organizations enhances efficiency; cross-institutional collaboration offers complementarity; and the impact of cultural differences on the cooperative network is diminishing. The analysis of the current state of industrial technological innovation and driving mechanism factors under existing policies will also provide practical insights for promoting high-quality development of marine strategic emerging industries and the formulation of related policies.

Some outstanding small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) at home and abroad have achieved sustainable growth through a micro-innovation strategy, but the question of how micro-innovation strategy promotes the sustainable growth of SMEs has not been deeply answered. In this regard, this study combined with the dynamic capability theory, conducted a longitudinal case analysis of Yiwu Shuangtong Company which is the first brand in the global straw industry and the ‘invisible champion’ of domestic SMEs, in an attempt to analyze the mechanism of micro-innovation strategy of SMEs on the sustainable growth of enterprises. The results showed that: (1) The micro-innovation strategy of SMEs follows the evolutionary path of ‘differentiated’-‘specialized’-‘integrated’-‘platform-based’, which has become the driving force for the sustainable growth of enterprises. (2) Guided by the micro-innovation strategy, SMEs build and continuously improve their dynamic capabilities through the circular path of "environmental insight capability-organizational flexibility capability - change and renewal capability", thereby achieving sustainable growth. (3) Under the influence of different micro-innovation strategies, the mechanisms of dynamic capability improvement of SMEs present four different manifestations including structure optimization, specialized technical knowledge optimization, knowledge coordination optimization, and symbiotic relationship optimization, and the fundamental reason is that enterprises according to their own strategic positioning focus resources on optimizing different key activities in the value chain. This research has not only expanded the theoretical framework of micro-innovation and enterprise growth but also provide theoretical reference and management enlightenment for the sustainable growth of SMEs in China.