Can smart city policies foster digital innovation in the construction industry? Evidence from BIM-related patents in China
Yuyang Liu,
Mingzhu Heng,
Caiwen Hu
et al.
Abstract:PurposeThe construction of smart cities holds the potential to drive digital innovation in the construction industry through various means, such as enhancing supply and demand. This study echoes the urgent need for the construction industry to overcome development challenges. Hence, it is necessary to study the extent and ways in which smart city policies promote digital innovation in the construction industry.Design/methodology/approachThis study treats China’s smart city policies as quasi-natural experiments… Show more
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