ECSS Paris 2023: OP-SH06
Introduction: The Renaissance concept of “virtù”, which emphasizes the citizens ability to shape social life, has been revitalized in Shanghais large-scale sports events in the digital era. Sports events have evolved along with the development of social productivity, and have continued to evolve along with human civilization to meet the needs of people for sports competitions in different historical periods. Shanghai, as a world-famous sports city, has gradually formed a new form of sports competition under the development of digital technology, showing the dual characteristics of digitization and competitiveness. This study combines historical sports sociology and digital technology to explore how traditional sports events reconstructed by digital technology activate urban community cohesion. Methods: The study mainly adopts research methods such as literature review, questionnaire survey, data analysis and expert interviews. First of all, we searched with the theme of “digital sports events”, “community digital sports” and “influence”, and established two factors, six topics and three factors of community cohesion that constitute residents perception. 3 factors and 10 topics that constitute community cohesion. Next, the authors attended 10 major sporting events as participant observers and distributed 1,600 questionnaires to the residents of the communities where they were held, obtaining a total of 1,434 valid samples with a validity rate of 89.63%. Finally, data were analyzed using Amos27 and SPSS27 The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between residents perceptions of digital sports events and community cohesion using validated factor analysis (CFA) and structural equation modeling (SEM). Results: The study showed that community residents attending digital sports events were predominantly male 873 (60.9%), the age of the participants involved in this study was predominantly between the ages of 20 to 30 years old 985 (68.7%), and the level of education was predominantly bachelors degree and above residents 1076 (75.1%). The results showed that perceived benefits were positively related to resident participation, social interaction, and sense of community belonging. Whereas, perceived cost was negatively related to resident participation and positively related to social interaction and sense of community belonging. Discussion: The study draws the following insights: (1) Perceived benefits for residents of digital sports events are necessary to generate urban community cohesion. (2) Interaction among residents participating in digital sports events and sense of community belonging are both high-frequency elements in the pathway portfolio. (3) A highly educated young population is an important antecedent for the high impact of digital sports events in the community.
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Introduction The integration of commerce, tourism, culture, and sports (CTCS) is an essential approach in the new era to meet the diverse needs of the public, unlock the potential for social consumption, optimize industrial structures, and achieve high-quality economic development. Sport events serve as a bridge to highlight the unique characteristics of CTCS integration, unleashing the powerful synergy of commerce-driven industrial development, tourism-driven urban integration, culture-driven societal enrichment, and sports-driven vitality. Therefore, in-depth exploration of successful experiences from cities across various countries and proposing optimization pathways can offer theoretical and practical insights for the sustainable economic growth. Methods The study primarily adopts methods such as literature review, case analysis, and field investigation. Relevant studies were retrieved from CSSCI journals in the CNKI and WOS database using the keywords "sport events" and "industrial integration" in their titles covering the past five years. A total of 308 and 344 papers were identified, respectively. More than 60 articles from core academic journals and over 10 reports and monographs were reviewed. Case studies of over 10 countries, including the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Italy, Japan, and Australia, were conducted. Additionally, interviews were carried out with more than 10 experts in the field of sport events. Results The study reveals that the contextual drivers for promoting the integration of CTCS through sport events stem from three aspects: 1) The practical necessity of meeting peoples aspirations for a better life. 2) The national demand for driving high-quality economic development. 3) The strategic imperative of achieving the goal of a modernized and strong nation. The research identifies four key lessons from developed countries regarding the promotion of CTCS integration through sport events: 1) Setting new benchmarks for integration with a focus on collaboration and socialization. 2) Building new platforms for integration by emphasizing quality and branding. 3) Creating new scenarios for integration by leveraging agglomeration and differentiation. 4) Fostering a new ecosystem for integration based on inclusivity and scientific approaches. Discussion The study suggests that advancing the integration of CTCS through sport events should focus on the following four dimensions: 1) Enhancing comprehensive planning and deployment, improving governmental governance capacity, and stimulating social actors vitality. 2) Strengthening cross-industry product linkages, reshaping the event supply system, and optimizing event portfolio design. 3) Creating holistic event experiences, enhancing spatiotemporal connections of events, and leveraging technological empowerment. 4) Promoting inclusive sharing of outcomes, addressing diverse public needs, and paying attention to event-related trends and innovations.
Read CV sibei WangECSS Paris 2023: OP-SH06
Introduction Since the appearance and widespread use of computers, we have witnessed a technological transformation in all areas, transforming the functioning of different social subsystems. Sports innovation refers to innovations and developments in the field of sport that aim to improve the performance of sports disciplines, enhance the experience of athletes and spectators, and make sports infrastructure and organisational operations more efficient (Tjønndal, 2018). Methods Our research aims to answer the question: what are the main areas of innovation in ensuring the effectiveness of the Olympic Movement? In the analysis of the last Olympic cycle(s), we have processed primary and secondary sources, analysed the delivery solutions and innovation strategies of the Olympics, the relationship between successful nations in terms of sporting performance and innovation. We conducted expert interviews in the field of innovation and sport event organisation. Results Three areas of innovation emergence were identified and analysed: (1) organisational innovation: the protection and development of the Summer Games as a brand, (2) sport innovation: the sporting competition of sports, competitiveness and future of business, (3) sport performance innovation: the central actor in all of this, the athlete. For the Paris Summer Olympics, we identified 8 areas of change (operating model, programme, broadcast technology, opening and closing ceremonies, Athlete first, image elements, sustainability and social aspects), change drivers and innovations, drawing parallels between the 1924 and 2024 Paris Olympics. We analysed the developments in the 29 sports, grouping the innovation objectives into two main categories: enhancing sporting performance (data collection, analysis and development) and enhancing the consumer experience (transparent, scoring, broadcastability). For the 12 countries that have been in the top ten at the last four Summer Olympics, we examined the Global Innovation Index of these countries. For the Netherlands, strong growth was identified: both in sport performance and in innovation capacity. Discussion Examining the Olympic Movements effectiveness based on sports innovation requires a systemic approach when considering organisational culture, leadership, the global market environment and technological developments. Firstly, the relationship between the picture presented by the innovation composite indicators of each country and the evolution of the countries sport performance. Also of importance is the typical operating model of each country: the role of the state and the business world. Reference Tjønndal, A. (2017): Sport innovation: Developing a typology. European Journal for Sport and Society, 14(4), 291-310. Project no.MEC_R 149389 has been implemented with the support provided by the Ministry of Culture and Innovation of Hungary from the National Research, Development and Innovation Fund, financed under the MEC_24 funding scheme.
Read CV Tunde MateECSS Paris 2023: OP-SH06