On December 2, 2023, the "Fourth Annual Conference on Digital Innovation and Management" organized by the Professional Committee of Digital Innovation and Management under the China Research Society of Science and Technology Policy was held at the School of Management, Zhejiang University of Technology. The conference theme was "Digital Innovation and Management Leading High-Quality Development in Enterprises." Esteemed domestic scholars and industry experts were invited to engage in discussions on critical topics such as the deep integration of digital economy with real economy, high-quality development of SMEs through digital empowerment, innovation within digital industrial clusters, new development patterns driven by digital technology, green innovation facilitated by digital means, scenario-driven innovation for SMEs' high-quality growth. Professor Wang Nan from Business School served as moderator for a sub-forum and attended alongside graduate student Min Yuhan to present their findings.

        The paper co-authored by Professor Wang Nan from Business School Beijing Technology and Business University and Ms. Min Yuhan, a graduate student majoring in business management (class of 2022), received the Outstanding Paper Award at this conference. It is noteworthy that over 400 academic papers were submitted from universities, research institutes, enterprises, and expert scholars across China; following rigorous preliminary evaluations including sub-forum expert reviews and compliance checks conducted by a selection committee led to five papers being awarded excellence after multiple rounds of thorough scrutiny.

        Under Professor Wang Nan's guidance, Min Yuhan presented her report titled "Research on Complementator Strategy in Digital Platforms: The Impact of Interdependence on Their Innovation Performance," which garnered significant attention from attending scholars and unanimous acclaim from review experts—ultimately earning recognition as an excellent paper at the conference. This achievement further enhances the influence of our Business School within the realms of digitization and innovation management. From a perspective focused on platform complementors within digital ecosystems, this study introduces a dependency framework that investigates how interdependencies between resources and objectives affect complementor innovation performance; its findings hold substantial implications for improving governance mechanisms associated with digital platforms.
        In recent years, our business management program has undertaken extensive research initiatives within "digital business science," yielding numerous accomplishments across project applications, publication efforts, student training programs among others. Moving forward, we aim to bolster theoretical inquiry alongside practical exploration concerning digital innovation management while proposing innovative ideas along with new policies or models aimed at fostering high-quality advancement in enterprises engaged in these domains.