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remarkable success through the super-large-scale factor Author contributions
market inputs, relying solely on resource input is insufficient
in the era of marketization. There is a pressing need to Conceptualization: All authors
accelerate the service transformation of manufacturing Formal analysis: Yanan Liang
industries and create an industrial development model Investigation: Cheng Zhang
suitable for China. In the current landscape, the vigorous Methodology: Yanan Liang
Writing – original draft: All authors
development of digital technologies, such as artificial
intelligence, big data, cloud computing, and the internet, Writing – review & editing: All authors
uniquely blesses the transformation of the manufacturing Ethics approval and consent to participate
services industry with digital technology. For producer
services, high-tech industries such as information Not applicable.
transmission, software, and information technology Consent for publication
services should leverage digital technology to improve
productivity and achieve comprehensive development. Not applicable.
Meanwhile, low-tech industries such as wholesale and
retail should be empowered by digital technology, Availability of data
transforming the quantitative advantage of the labor force The dataset can be accessed at https://www.cnrds.com/
into a qualitative advantage. This empowerment by digital Home/Index#/.
technology provides an inherent innovation advantage for
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