The Mode of Digital Capability Cultivation for Innovative Talents from the Perspective of CDIO Educational Concept

To meet the demand for innovative talents within the digital economy era, higher education institutions need to continually explore effective cultivation modes. In such context, this article combines relevant theories and literature to explore the optimized ways of digital capability cultivation targeting at the innovative talents. Drawing inspirations from the conceive, design, implement, and operate (CDIO) educational concept, this article integrates the dimensions of CDIO with cultivating objectives, cultivating process, and cultivating evaluation to put forward an optimized mode for cultivating digital talents. Our analysis exercises some theoretical and practical implications for the cultivation of digital talents in China's higher education system.