| Since the 18 th National Congress of the Communist Party of China,the Party Central Committee has always attached great importance to the development of rural informatization and the construction of digital villages.In the report of the 20 th National Congress of the Communist Party of China,it was explicitly stated that "we should accelerate the development of the digital economy and promote the deep integration of the digital economy and the real economy",while emphasizing the need to "comprehensively promote rural revitalization".The 14 th Five Year Plan also regards digital rural development as an important part of comprehensively implementing the rural revitalization strategy and accelerating the pace of digital society construction.At the same time,government documents such as the "China Digital Rural Development Report(2022)" and "Digital Rural Development Action Plan(2022-2025)" jointly issued by multiple departments under the guidance of the Central Cyberspace Information Office and the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs also clearly state that efforts should be made to develop the rural digital economy and adhere to the development strategy of overall planning,coordination,and urban-rural integration.Overall,with the development and breakthroughs of computer technologies such as cloud computing,artificial intelligence,and big data,the application of digital technology has gradually become an important direction for national development and provides a new path for the implementation of rural revitalization strategies.It can be seen that the construction of digital rural areas has significant theoretical and practical significance.This article mainly includes seven chapters.The first chapter is the introduction section,which mainly includes the research background and significance of digital rural construction.At the same time,a review of relevant literature is provided,and the research content,framework,and methods of this article are introduced.Finally,the main innovation points and shortcomings of this article are elaborated.Chapter 2 is the theoretical analysis section of digital rural construction,mainly including the definition of the two basic concepts of digital economy and digital countryside.At the same time,it elaborates on the relevant theories required for writing this article,and finally analyzes the mechanism of digital rural construction.Chapter 3 is an analysis of the current situation of regional differences in digital rural construction in China.It delves into the current situation of nine indicators in rural China,including mobile phone penetration rate,computer penetration rate,and cable TV penetration rate,from two perspectives:inter regional differences and intra regional differences.Chapter 4 is the measurement of the level of digital rural construction in China,mainly including the construction of the evaluation index system for digital rural construction in China,the level measurement,and the study of regional differences.Chapter 5 is an empirical analysis of the internal mechanism of digital rural construction in China,mainly including the construction of indicator systems,the selection of models,and the analysis of overall and sub regional empirical results.Chapter 6 is an empirical analysis of the external mechanism of digital rural construction in China,including the construction of indicator systems,unit root tests,model determination,and overall and sub regional empirical results analysis.Chapter 7 is a countermeasure and suggestion,mainly including eight countermeasures and suggestions,including strengthening the construction of rural internet infrastructure,optimizing the rural education system,and promoting the large-scale development of agriculture.The research conclusions of this article mainly include: firstly,from 2015 to 2021,the level of digital rural construction in various regions showed a stable upward trend.In2021,the level of digital rural construction in China showed an arrangement of "East,Central,West,and Northeast",while the regional differences in the level of digital rural construction remained basically unchanged.From a regional perspective,the regional differences in the level of digital rural construction in the eastern,central,and western regions are constantly widening,with the central region experiencing the most significant increase,with an increase of over 60 percentage points;Contrary to other regions,the regional differences in the level of digital rural construction in Northeast China from2015 to 2021 remained basically unchanged.Secondly,from the empirical results,it can be seen that the increase in rural internet penetration rate,information technology construction level,human capital level,per capita GDP,total agricultural output value,labor public budget expenditure,per capita road mileage,and urbanization rate in a region has a significant promoting effect on the construction of local digital rural areas.However,from a regional perspective,there are significant regional differences in the influencing factors of digital rural construction in each region.The construction of digital rural areas in the eastern region is mainly affected by the improvement of information technology construction level,human capital level,economic development level,and agricultural development level;The construction of digital rural areas in the central region is mainly influenced by the popularity of the Internet,the level of information technology construction,the improvement of economic development level,and the optimization of urban-rural structure;The construction of digital rural areas in the western region is mainly affected by the increase in internet penetration rate,agricultural development level,and government support;The Northeast region is mainly affected by the Internet penetration rate,human capital level,improved transportation conditions,and the optimization of urban-rural structure.On this basis,this article proposes eight countermeasures and suggestions,including strengthening the construction of rural internet infrastructure,optimizing the rural education system,and promoting the large-scale development of agriculture.The main innovation points of this article are as follows : firstly,exploring the regional differences in the level of digital rural construction from two perspectives : inter regional differences and intra regional differences,making the research more comprehensive and complete;The second is to conduct empirical analysis on the internal and external mechanisms of digital rural construction in the overall and four major regions,and propose countermeasures and suggestions that conform to the regional development characteristics based on the corresponding empirical results.In addition,using various forms such as survey questionnaires and on-site visits to enrich data related to digital rural construction and enhance research breadth is the focus of future research. |