Dr. Qian Jiwei

Dr. Qian Jiwei is a Senior Research Fellow at the East Asian Institute, National University of Singapore. His research interests include innovation policy, social policy, and the digital economy. His latest book, 'Governing China's Digital Transformation: Industrial Policy, Regulatory Governance, and Innovation' (Routledge, 2026), explores the critical policy landscape of China's digital economy, including industrial and regulatory policy issues. Previously, he authored 'The Political Economy of Making and Implementing Social Policy in China' (Palgrave Macmillan, 2021) and co-edited 'Innovation and China’s Global Emergence' (NUS Press, 2021). He has published widely in leading academic journals, including China Quarterly, Cities, Journal of European Social Policy, Journal of Social Policy, Policy and Society, Policy Studies Journal, Public Choice, Social Science & Medicine, and Telecommunications Policy, among others. He served as Secretary of the East Asian Social Policy Research Network (EASP) from 2023 to 2025.