Re-examining the functions of scientific and technological societies from a platform perspective

Creating value based on the network is the core and foundation of platform innovation. As a socio-technical system that brings together resources and personnel to facilitate interaction among groups and enhance the ability to integrate and create social public value, scientific and technological societies constitute an important part of the national science and technology innovation system. Since the 21st century, with the advent of the networked society and the emergence of various platform-based organizations, the service forms and functions of traditional scientific and technological societies have been challenged. In order to adapt to the changes in social needs and innovative activities, some scientific and technological societies have explored "platform-based" functions to serve scientific and technological innovation. These practices are also driving the evolution of scientific and technological societies into new types of platform-based organizations. Observing the functional and organizational changes of scientific and technological societies from the perspective of the platform revolution will provide new insights for future reforms of these societies.