Digital competency of civil servants serves as the microfoundation for digital government construction. Building upon a critical analysis of digital competence-related concepts，this study clarifies the conceptual connotation of civil servants’digital competency. It is conceptualized as the comprehensive capability of civil servants to implement digital administration and governance within the digital government context. Its essential attribute emerges as a psycho-behavioral complex constructed through the interplay of public service motivation，public values，and digital technology integration. Drawing inspiration from classic competency models，this study develops a digital competency analysis framework for civil servants，encompassing psychological and behavioral competencies. The framework includes four dimensions：digital spirit，digital qualities，digital professional skills，and digital administration and governance capacity，which can be further decomposed into 15 specific elements. Ultimately，this study constructs a comprehensive digital competency evaluation index system for civil servants based on the proposed analytical framework.

Scientific literacy is a vital component of national competency，and enhancing it holds great importance for both individual growth and national development. Visiting science and technology museums serves as a key avenue for enhancing citizens’scientific literacy. Analysis of data from the 13th National Civic Scientific Literacy Sampling Survey in 2023 reveals that such visits significantly enhance scientific literacy，particularly in the dimensions of scientific methods，scientific spirit，and scientific abilities. Moreover，visiting science and technology museums has a greater impact on disadvantaged groups，contributing to reducing disparities in scientific literacy across gender，urban-rural divides，and regional differences.Based on these findings，this study suggests expanding the reach of science and technology museums and enhancing their capacity to provide high-quality services. It also emphasizes the need to deepen the content of exhibitions and educational programs，with a particular focus on fostering citizens’understanding of scientific methods，scientific spirit，and scientific abilities. Additionally，it advocates for greater precision in science popularization efforts，recommending targeted exhibition and education activities that prioritize disadvantaged groups，including women，the elderly，rural populations，and residents in central and western regions.

In the process of advancing the development of a Healthy China，it is of great significance to explore the key factors and configuration paths influencing the dissemination effectiveness of health science popularization short videos on TikTok. This study，based on the socio-technical systems theoretical framework and the fsQCA method，analyzes the complex relationships between key factors in the“social”and“technical”sub-system dimensions and the achievement of high dissemination effectiveness of health science popularization short videos from a configurational perspective. The findings show that：(1) Individual key factors are not necessary conditions for achieving high dissemination effectiveness. However，conditional variables such as topic guidance and content related to healthy lifestyles play a more universally significant role in attaining high dissemination effectiveness for short videos. (2) Three types of configuration paths can achieve high dissemination effectiveness：socially-driven，technologically-driven，and“subject-title-length”compensatory paths. In addition，this study identifies four configurations leading to low dissemination effectiveness. First，shorter titles and video durations result in insufficient depth in the video's content. Secondly，the lack of appeal in the video content categories and themes results in low dissemination effectiveness. Thirdly，the absence of topic guidance and content categorization leads to low dissemination effectiveness. Lastly，the uncertainty of key elements such as title length and video duration within the technical system can also lead to low dissemination effectiveness. This paper adopts a configurational analysis perspective to examine the coupling effects between key factors on the dissemination effectiveness of health science popularization short videos. The findings hold significant theoretical and practical value in uncovering the configurational paths for achieving high dissemination effectiveness in such videos.

The channels through which science and technology（S&T）information are disseminated represent a key element of science popularization. Drawing on the findings of the 13th National Civic Scientific Literacy Sampling Survey in 2023，this study describes the current status of channels through which Chinese citizens access S&T information. It highlights the pivotal role of the Internet in these channels and illustrates the evolving trends in citizens’usage of online platforms，including social media and specialized science popularization websites. This paper compares and analyzes the differences in channels for accessing S&T information across various demographic groups，including age，gender，educational background，and urban-rural divides. It further examines the relationships between S&T information dissemination channels and citizens’characteristics and needs within the context of digital development. Key insights are presented，including the necessity of bridging the digital divide，leveraging the supplementary role of alternative channels，and addressing citizens’needs through diverse communication channels. In response to new circumstances and demands，this paper proposes the following strategies：developing diversified S&T information dissemination channels that prioritize fairness and inclusiveness，enhancing digital and intelligent communication channels to boost efficiency，and improving citizens’digital literacy and skills to strengthen their ability to critically assess information. These measures aim to better align science popularization supply with public demand，ultimately contributing to the enhancement of citizens’scientific literacy and the construction of a scientifically advanced nation.

Science identity plays a critical role in fostering adolescents’scientific literacy and cultivating national scientific talent. Science identity，derived from the psychological concept of“identity，”refers to an individual’s possession of scientific capabilities，ability to work like a scientist，self-recognition as a“science person，”and acknowledgment by others as such. Science identity is conceptualized through four frameworks：the single-dimensional“recognition”framework，the two-dimensional“self-social”framework，the three-dimensional“recognition-competence-performance”framework，and the four-dimensional“recognition-competence-performance-interest”framework. As an ontological marker of adolescents’scientific literacy development，science identity functions as both a means of identifying and expressing scientific literacy ontologically and a framework for evaluating it. The practical pathway to enhancing adolescents’scientific literacy through the lens of science identity can be summarized in three steps. First，adolescents establish science identity standards during scientific learning to cultivate an ontological awareness of scientific literacy. Second，they“input”science identity through social interactions，thereby activating this ontological awareness. Third，they compare their science identity during scientific practice to validate this awareness，ultimately“outputting”a subjective understanding of scientific literacy.

Public attitudes toward science constitute a key research focus in the field of science popularization. This study develops a scale for measuring public attitudes toward science based on psychological assumptions and validates it through the Rasch Model，examining its unidimensionality，local independence，structural validity，item fit，person fit，and rating scale functioning. The validated scale effectively measures the construct of“public attitudes toward science”and can be applied in subsequent research. Additionally，the Rasch Model proves to be a valuable supplementary tool for assessing the micro-level impacts of science popularization.

In recent years，international open science policies have exhibited a marked shift toward citizen science. Understanding and advancing citizen science within the framework of open science policies are pivotal for fostering collaborative sharing and co-creation between science and society. This study employs a policy tool framework to analyze international open science policy texts，exploring policy designs across various types of institutions and offering relevant policy recommendations. The findings reveal that international open science policies have shifted their primary focus from traditional science popularization to active citizen science participation. Additionally，different types of institutions exhibit notable variations in their policy tool structures and specific policy designs. The study suggests that China could draw on international experiences when formulating future policies related to science and science popularization. This includes integrating open science and citizen science into policy design，reshaping research culture and the concept of science popularization，reforming research funding and evaluation systems，developing public service platforms，exploring new models of collaboration between science and society，fostering collaborative skills on both sides，and incorporating societal engagement throughout the entire research lifecycle. These measures aim to jointly advance collaborative sharing and co-creation between the scientific community and society.

Artificial intelligence is driving an unprecedented revolution in technological tools and fostering comprehensive innovation in science popularization services. Serving as a tool for inspiration，content generation，round-the-clock monitoring，scene construction，positioning，data collection，and data processing，artificial intelligence has redefined the processes of science popularization creation，review，dissemination，and evaluation. It has significantly enhanced the efficiency，quality，scope，accuracy，and scientific rigor of science popularization services. However，the limitations of technological tools also introduce risks. These include the potential undermining of the authority and agency of science popularization personnel，the erosion of the foundational principles of science popularization services，and challenges to reinforcing their value orientation. Therefore，in the context of science popularization services，it is essential to enhance the understanding and proficiency of science popularization personnel in using artificial intelligence，regulate its application boundaries，and integrate value-driven rationality alongside technical rationality.

Science popularization picture books serve a critical function in science popularization，educational outreach，and cultural exchange，yet their developmental pathways and expressive forms exhibit marked variations across diverse cultural contexts. Employing a comparative research methodology，this study comprehensively examines the developmental characteristics of science popularization picture books in China and the West across six dimensions: historical development，artistic style，thematic evolution，classification systems，creative communities，and societal impact. The study reveals that western science popularization picture books，emerging from the Enlightenment era，have progressively developed a diversified expressive approach and a robust market ecosystem through profound integration of scientific and artistic elements，with a pronounced emphasis on interdisciplinary collaboration and global knowledge exchange. Throughout China’s modernization process，science popularization picture books have cultivated distinctive cultural attributes，constructing a developmental trajectory uniquely rooted in the synthesis of indigenous cultural elements and contemporary scientific insights. Drawing from these findings，the study recommends that future Chinese science popularization picture books should be based on maintaining cultural self-confidence to reinforce interdisciplinary collaboration，accelerate the development of comprehensive classification standards，leverage digital technological innovations，and strategically interweave local cultural narratives with global thematic concerns to amplify international resonance.

Women play an important role in economic and social development，and the construction of women’s scientific literacy is of great significance for building a high-quality innovation army and promoting the practical transformation of productivity. This article aims to analyze the development status of scientific literacy among female citizens in China and propose suggestions for improving their level of scientific literacy. By analyzing the data from the 13th Chinese Citizen Science Literacy Sampling Survey，this study explores the different manifestations of women’s scientific literacy levels in terms of region，urban-rural area，age group，educational level，occupational group，level of interest in scientific and technological information，and channels for obtaining scientific and technological information. The results show that the scientific literacy of female citizens in China has grown rapidly，and the gender gap has been narrowing yearly. However，the overall level is relatively low，with scores in all dimensions lower than the national level. There are regional differences in the scientific literacy level of female citizens in China，with higher levels in urban areas than in rural areas and higher levels in the eastern region than in the central and western regions. The scientific literacy level of female citizens in China decreases with age and increases with education，and is lower than the national level in all age and education groups. Female citizens in our country have a high level of support for technological development，and their interest in technological information is generally average. Female citizens in our country often obtain technological information through digital products，and the utilization rate of science popularization infrastructure is low. On this basis，the following countermeasures and suggestions are proposed to improve the scientific literacy level of female citizens in China. First，optimize social gender awareness and cultural concepts and accelerate the bridging of the urban-rural scientific literacy gap. Second，establish a nationwide women’s education and training system，and improve the mechanism for ensuring women’s education and employment. Third，highlight the key points of women’s science popularization work and focus on women’s groups to carry out science popularization activities. Fourth，expand the channels for utilizing digital technology to obtain technological information and create a favorable atmosphere for women’s participation in science.