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The research aims to understand how digital intensity influences industrial transformation concerning economic performance and environmental sustainability.

June 28, 2026Sustainable FuturesOpen Access

Digital intensity and responsible industrial transformation: Infrastructure, human capital, and environmental trade-offs

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The research aims to understand how digital intensity influences industrial transformation concerning economic performance and environmental sustainability.
Analyzed regional panel data from 2003 to 2022.
Used fixed-effects analysis to assess relationships between digital intensity, economic output, and carbon emissions.
Integrated measures of digital intensity beyond AI and considered regional variability.
Digital infrastructure enhances economic output significantly as a driver of industrial transformation.
Digital growth correlates with increased carbon-emission intensity, illustrating environmental costs.
Innovation capacity and financial development can reduce the negative impacts of digital expansion on emissions.

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Examines digital intensity's impact on economic performance and environmental sustainability, suggesting critical trade-offs.

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Makhmudov et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a40b8ed61bb0a67205c56a5 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sftr.2026.101995

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Digital intensity and responsible industrial transformation: Infrastructure, human capital, and environmental trade-offs

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