The digital economy based on "big data, industrial Internet, artificial intelligence, Internet of Things, and cloud computing" has become a key factor in global competitiveness growth. Equipment manufacturing is an important part of the industry and an important manifestation of the country's comprehensive strength. Through mechanisms such as technological innovation, resource allocation optimization, and industrial chain collaboration, the digital economy helps Jilin Province's equipment manufacturing industry improve production efficiency, reduce costs, and enhance innovation capabilities. This paper studies found that Jilin Province's equipment manufacturing industry has problems such as weak foundation, shortage of talents, and insufficient digital awareness of enterprises in digital transformation. Based on the above problems, the relevant literature on the competitiveness of the equipment manufacturing industry and the digital economy are mainly sorted out and summarized, and then the digital economy and equipment manufacturing industry are briefly summarized. Then, the internal and external factors of the digital transformation of Jilin Province's equipment manufacturing industry are analyzed, and finally the practical path research is given.

Fentian Li. Research on the Digital Economy to Promote High-Quality Development of Equipment Manufacturing Industry in Jilin Province and Its Path. Academic Journal of Business & Management (2025), Vol. 7, Issue 7: 203-207. https://doi.org/10.25236/AJBM.2025.070727.

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