Abstract:

This study developed a framework grounded in the perspectives of the open ecosystem of public data and organizational ecology. Using panel data from 16 provinces and municipalities between 2019 and 2023， and applying the dynamic QCA method， it investigated how different configurations of ecological factors contribute to the advancement of new quality productive forces. The findings indicate that， temporally， no single element of the open ecosystem of public data constitutes a necessary condition for the development of high-level new quality productive forces. However， both policy preparedness and demand responsiveness demonstrate an increasing trend in necessity over time. Spatially， certain individual ecosystem elements serve as necessary conditions in some provinces or municipalities， though regional effects are not statistically significant. Three types of configurations contribute to the development of high-level new quality productive forces： demand-driven by beneficiaries under the dominance of a single actor group； supply-demand driven by “providers-beneficiaries” under partial mutualism； and supply-demand driven by “providers-users-beneficiaries” under complete mutualism. Conversely， two configurations are associated with the absence of high-level new quality productive forces： one representing an underdeveloped or immature ecosystem， and the other marked by insufficient demands from users and beneficiaries. Across all the configurations， no significant temporal or regional effects are observed.

Key words: open ecosystem of public data, new quality productive force, organizational ecology, dynamic QCA