Synergy of the innovation system in the Yangtze River Economic Belt

On the basis of the principle of order parameters of synergy, a synergy model of the financial-technological-industrial collaborative innovation system in the Yangtze River Economic Belt was constructed. Panel data for the financial structure, technological innovation, and industrial innovation in the Yangtze River Economic Belt for the period from 2011 to 2016 were used to analyze the degree of synergy within each subsystem of the innovation system and between the subsystems and measure the corresponding levels of synergy. The research showed that the financial-technological-industrial subsystems in the Yangtze River Economic Belt were basically in an orderly state, and the Jiangsu subsystem exhibited the best synergy, followed by Shanghai and Zhejiang, whereas that of Yunnan was poor. The overall economic cooperation of the Yangtze River Economic Belt is not ideal, and the level of synergy fluctuates greatly.