Abstract:Selecting the data of manufacturing listed companies from 2015 to 2022, how digital empowerment can improve innovation efficiency was analyzed. The empirical results indicate that digital empowerment can significantly improve manufacturing innovation efficiency. If the scale of manufacturing enterprises exceeds the threshold, then the effect of digital empowerment on innovation efficiency is positive; conversely, it is negative. With stronger government support, the promoting effect of digital empowerment on innovation efficiency is gradually increasing. In the process of digital empowerment, promoting open innovation or reducing financing costs for manufacturing enterprises is beneficial for improving innovation efficiency, and both play a mediating role.