The DAO-based digital CAA: a novel digital transformation paradigm for scientific and technological associations

The Chinese Association of Automation (CAA) is one of the most prominent scientific and technological association in the field of automation in China. Confronted with an increasingly complex scientific research environment and arduous research tasks, the CAA needs to constantly adjust its traditional organizational and operational models to meet new challenges. Based on smart contracts, decentralized autonomous organization and operation (DAO), and artificial intelligence technology represented by large models, the concept of "digital CAA" was proposed. The general architecture and key supporting technologies of digital CAA were presented. Its operational logic was described, its typical application scenarios were analyzed. Besides, the branch management was presented as a typical example to illustrate the auxiliary role digital CAA plays in helping CAA optimize their management and operation. Finally, the main challenges faced by digital CAA were analyzed. It aims to enhance the sustainability of CAA and serve as a reference model for similar transformations in other scientific and technological institutions.