A Research on the Impact of Digital Government Services on the Entrepreneurial Vitality of AI Enterprises

Liu Chuanming, Li Ziteng, Jia Rui

Journal of Shanghai University of Finance and Economics Vol. 27, Issue 02, pp. 34 - 49 (2025)  DOI:10.16538/j.cnki.jsufe.2025.02.003

Summary

Digital government services represent a crucial initiative in the transformation of governments from a management-oriented model to a digital service-oriented model. This shift holds significant importance for stimulating entrepreneurial vitality in artificial intelligence (AI) enterprises and tailoring the deployment of new quality productive forces to local conditions. Based on the panel data from Chinese cities spanning 2005 to 2021, this paper uses the “National Pilot Program for Information Benefiting the People” as a quasi-natural experiment and employs a DID model to identify the causal relationship between digital government services and the entrepreneurial vitality of AI enterprises. The findings reveal that digital government services significantly enhance the entrepreneurial vitality of AI enterprises, and the conclusion remains robust after a series of tests. This effect is achieved by reducing transaction costs, improving the business environment, and alleviating financing constraints. Furthermore, breaking cultural barriers and increasing attention to new quality productive forces play a moderating role in amplifying the positive effect of digital government services on the entrepreneurial vitality of AI enterprises. The enabling effect of digital government services is more pronounced in cities with better computational infrastructure, greater network transmission efficiency, and higher administrative approval efficiency. From the perspective of digital government services, this paper offers policy recommendations for developing strategic emerging industries such as AI and tailoring the deployment of new quality productive forces to local conditions.

Keywords

digital government services; National Pilot Program for Information Benefiting the People; entrepreneurial vitality of AI enterprises; DID