Relevance of Regional Information Industry to Economic Growth

Using multi-level interpretative structural model (ISM),analysis of the industrial relevance between information departments and other departments was made based on the 2002 input-output tables of 124 departments issued by Statistical Bureau of Sichuan Province.Then,the response coefficients and influence coefficients of 4 major industries,27 subindustries and 3 major information subindustries of Sichuan province were calculated by multiplier effect theory.The results show that the current economic growth of Sichuan province are mainly contributed by metal working and product industry,machinery manufacturing industry,construction industry,etc.,and that the leading role of the information industry have not been brought into full play yet.Therefore,it is advised that the government should make policies to vigorously develop information industry,so as to promote the economic growth of Sichuan province stably.