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2024

Increase in the number of budget places for IT specialties in universities by 2.5 times in 4 years

For the period from 2019 to 2024, the number of budget places for IT specialties in Russian universities increased 2.5 times. This became known on October 31, 2024. This measure is aimed at meeting the growing demand for specialists in the field of information technology.

According to TASS, the Minister of Digital Development of Russia Maksut Shadayev emphasized the continuing shortage of personnel in the IT industry, the replenishment of which is possible only through the education system. Shadayev noted that the increase in budget places is one of the main priorities of the ministry.

In the Russian Federation, the number of budget places in IT specialties in universities increased 2.5 times in 4 years

Within the framework of the program of training specialists in the field of information technology, the state actively involves large IT companies in the creation and implementation of educational programs, as well as the organization of internships in higher educational institutions.

Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin noted the importance of developing IT education for the technological progress of the countries of the Eurasian Economic Union with a total population of almost 190 million people.

Evgenia Matveeva, an expert at the Central Russian Institute of Management, a branch of the RANEPA, points to significant changes in the allocation of budget places within the framework of the new admission campaign, where priority is given to training specialists in the field of information technology.

IT education is also developing at the regional level. The head of Dagestan, Sergei Melikov, announced the introduction of the regional information system "Electronic Education of Dagestan" and plans to open a branch of the educational institution "School 21" from "Sberbank."

According to the agency, the increase in the number of budget places in the IT sector is aimed at providing access to specialized education for more students, which contributes to the development of the digital economy and increase the country's technological competitiveness.^[1][2]

IT training 363 thousand schoolchildren and ₽12,63 billion expenses. The Ministry of Digital Development revealed the current parameters of the Fedproject "Personnel for Digital Transformation"

On October 3, 2024, the Ministry of Digital Development announced the current plans for the implementation of the federal project "Personnel for Digital Transformation," which provides for the training of 363 thousand schoolchildren and college students in modern IT technologies by 2027. It is planned to allocate ₽12,63 billion for the implementation of this initiative. The details of the project were disclosed in early October 2024 during the presentation of the Minister of Digital Development of the Russian Federation Maksut Shadayev at a meeting of the State Duma Committee on Information Policy.

According to TASS, the training program will cover students in grades 8-11 and students of secondary vocational education, who will study modern programming languages, artificial intelligence technologies and robotics.

According to the fedproekt, the Ministry of Digital Development will allocate ₽12,63 billion for IT training to 363 thousand schoolchildren

In addition, the federal project "Digital Platforms in the Social Sectors" provides for the creation of WiFi networks in 37.14% of school and college buildings throughout the country by 2027. It is planned to allocate ₽54,66 billion for the implementation of this project.

An important aspect of digitalization of education will be equipping 29.44% of teachers with tablets based on the domestic operating system. This will provide secure access to digital educational services.

Within the framework of the Personnel for Digital Transformation project, it is also planned to create a unified information system to confirm the professional competencies of software developers. It is expected that by 2030 250 thousand specialists will be able to confirm their qualifications through this system.

The Ministry of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media sets an ambitious goal to increase the number of IT personnel in the country by 1.5 million people over the next six years. This should contribute to the development of the digital economy and strengthen Russia's position in the field of information technology.^[3]

Teaching IT skills to 770 thousand students and schoolchildren. What will be included in the fedproekt "Personnel for digital transformation"

In September 2024, it became known that within the framework of the federal project "Personnel for Digital Transformation," more than 770 thousand schoolchildren and students will be taught IT skills by 2030. The program is part of the large-scale project "Data Economics" and is aimed at solving the acute shortage of personnel in the IT industry. Almost ₽42 billion will be allocated for the implementation of the project, most of the funds will come from the federal budget.

According to data received from the Ministry of Digital Development, the program is aimed at teaching 400 thousand schoolchildren in grades 8-11, as well as students of secondary vocational educational institutions. They will gain skills in programming, robotics and artificial intelligence. It is planned to allocate ₽28 billion for these purposes. The program will also train 377 thousand students in the areas of higher education related to information technologies to train highly qualified specialists. ₽13,3 billion will be allocated for their training.

770 thousand students and schoolchildren learn IT skills

The project involves active cooperation between universities and leading IT companies. Curricula will be designed to meet the needs of the industry so that students receive the skills and competencies in demand. Teaching in schools will include 144 academic hours divided into four modules, allowing graduates to better prepare for modern market requirements.

According to Izvestia, the shortage of IT specialists remains one of the main problems of digitalization in Russia. Minister of Digital Development Maksut Shadayev in 2023 estimated the shortage of personnel in the range of 500-700 thousand people. The problem in the field of information security is especially acute, where, according to the research center for strategic research "North-West," the shortage of specialists reached 45% of the total number of people employed in the industry.

The growth in demand for IT personnel is also confirmed by the data of the SuperJob service: over the past year, the number of vacancies in the IT sector has increased by 19%, while the number of resumes has increased by only 7%. This disparity is exacerbated by the high demand for information security professionals and software developers.^[4]

41.3 billion rubles were pledged for the Fedproekt "Personnel for Digital Transformation"

In September 2024, it became known about the financing of the federal project "Personnel for Digital Transformation," which will be part of the national project "Data Economics." The total budget of the program will be ₽41,3 billion from the state budget and ₽630 million from extrabudgetary sources. The main goal of the project is to develop human resources in the IT industry, including the training of new specialists and the retraining of existing employees.

According to Kommersant, one of the key tasks of the project will be the creation of a state system for confirming the competencies of software developers and other IT specialists. This system will be available to IT companies, educational organizations and specialized development institutions and will reduce the time to find and close vacancies. According to the plan, by 2025, more than 20 thousand specialists will confirm their competencies in the system, and by 2030 their number will grow to 250 thousand people.

41.3 billion rubles are provided for the project "Personnel for digital transformation"

This system will become an important tool for managing personnel resources in the IT sphere, providing up-to-date data to both the state and employers. This will help companies speed up the search for qualified employees, and the specialists themselves will be able to confirm their skills, gaining advantages in employment.

The project also provides for an increase in the number of IT specialists by 1.5 million people by 2030. In addition, it is envisaged to improve methods for assessing professional competencies that take into account dynamically developing market requirements. The office of the profile Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Grigorenko stressed that the assessment system will be developed jointly with industry experts, which will ensure its adaptability to changing conditions.^[5]

"Digital" officials will be trained in Russia

The principles and tasks of public administration require employees of this type, who combine management and IT companies. To train such employees at NRNU, MEPhI launches the master's educational program "State and Municipal Management Based on Data Economics." The university announced this on July 26, 2024. Read more here.

2023

MGIMO Digital Department will train data management specialists

MGIMO Digital Department will train data management specialists. The university announced this on December 7, 2023. Read more here.

Ministry of Education and Science: The task of graduating from universities is 15.5 thousand specialists in artificial intelligence

On November 23, 2023, the deputy head of the Ministry of Education and Science Andrei Omelchuk said that the department had an "ambitious task" to ensure the annual graduation of more than 15.5 thousand artificial intelligence specialists from universities by 2030. To fulfill this task, the ministry, together with other departments, began the development of relevant educational programs.

According to Omelchuk, by 2030 it is planned to prepare about 70 thousand. AI specialists. The Ministry of Education and Science, in cooperation with the Alliance in the field of artificial intelligence, universities and technology companies, has developed a list of relevant competencies. She describes major professions in the field, such as researcher, analyst, engineer, data architect and product manager. The model assumes that the career of an AI specialist can develop in companies from different fields, explained one of the authors of the model, Mikhail Skvirsky.

According to Deputy Minister of Science and Higher Education Dmitry Afanasyev, it is necessary to increase the professional level of teachers for better implementation of AI educational programs. By November 2023, only 300 people were retrained, in the future this practice is planned to be scaled up to teachers of all levels of education - from schools to universities.

ZeBrains CEO Ramil Zaineev, in a conversation with Vedomosti, expressed confidence that the new model will allow changes in training programs to be structured and at real requests from AI project developers. Its value, according to Zaineev, is that it represents a way of structuring processes, approaches and methodologies in the creation of AI projects. This is mainly necessary in order to build a management, process and other non-engineering expertise in the industry, he added.^[6]

The Ministry of Education and Science has developed a list of requirements for training AI specialists in universities

In October 2023, it became known that the Ministry of Education and Science developed a list of requirements for training AI specialists in universities. The Alliance in the field of artificial intelligence, universities and IT companies took part in the formation of the list.

As the representative of the press service of the Ministry of Education and Science told Vedomosti, the model is quite flexible so that specific universities can reflect the specifics of their educational programs in programs.

It is noted that the developed model of competencies in the field of AI includes a description of the main professions in this area, such as researcher, analyst, engineer, data architect and product manager. The model assumes that the career of an AI specialist can develop in companies from different fields, one of the authors of the model, Mikhail Skvirsky, explained to the newspaper.

According to Deputy Minister of Science and Higher Education Dmitry Afanasyev, it is planned to release at least 15.5 thousand universal developers with up-to-date AI skills by 2030.

The representative of the Ministry of Education and Science said that it is necessary to increase the professional level of teachers for better implementation of educational programs on AI. By mid-October 2023, only 300 people were retrained, in the future this practice is planned to be scaled up to teachers of all levels of education - from schools to universities.

Sergey Votyakov, GR Director of PIX Robotics, said that the main problem in IT education is rapidly changing technologies. Curricula do not have time to adapt to changes. Votyakov noted that without practical experience, universities will not be able to provide quick employment of graduates.

First of all, you need to teach the application of the knowledge gained in practice and there should be a lot of such practice, otherwise we will again receive a huge number of unclaimed AI specialists, he added.[7]

In 2023, 170 thousand people entered the "digital departments" - Ministry of Digital Development

In the 2023/2024 academic year, more than 170 thousand people entered the "digital departments" in Russia. The Ministry of Digital Development of the Russian Federation presented such data on October 10, 2023.

According to the press service of the department, from 2022, a total of 280 thousand students have been enrolled in the "digital departments," 65 thousand have already completed their studies, more than 15 thousand will complete their studies by the end of 2023. 900 thousand people can get additional IT qualifications by 2030, predict in. Ministry of Digital Development

By October 2023, 119 universities from 52 regions of Russia are participating in the project of "digital departments." Undergraduate, graduate, specialty or residency students can undergo training. As a result, future doctors, journalists, designers and representatives of other professions will receive a diploma of professional retraining. Thus, students develop web applications to solve problems in the field of agro-industry, sets of web services for airlines, train artificial intelligence to recognize ulcerative bleeding, create a metaverse for the fashion industry, etc., list the Ministry of Digital Development on October 10, 2023.

According to the ministry, the goal of the project is for students to receive, in addition to their main specialty, qualifications in the IT profile. The project covers both students studying in IT specialties and those whose basic qualifications are not related to the IT field. In the first case, students can expand their professional capabilities, in the second - gain skills in creating algorithms, software and working with databases, which are becoming in demand in a large number of professions.

25 thousand people became graduates of the project "Digital Professions"

From to data Ministry of Digital Development 2021 to 2022, about 25 thousand people received diplomas on the passage of educational programs of the Tsieforte Professions project. This was announced on September 22, 2023 by the press service of the deputy. State Duma of the Russian Federation Anton Nemkin

According to the department, about 40% of unemployed project participants found work, 20% of them became self-employed, and working graduates receive a higher salary: graduates of 2021 - an average of 45%; graduates of 2022 - an average of 40%.

The most popular professions in the framework of the project were the following areas: programmer, testing specialist in the field of information technology, big data specialist, developer of web and multimedia applications, system analyst. At the same time, the most popular educational programs were: "Professional Developer" 1C, "" Fundamentals of Software Testing, "" Fundamentals of Frontend Development, "" Testing Engineer, "" Data Analyst. " The largest increase in salaries was given by the programs: "Professional Developer 1C," "Data Analyst," "Data Science Specialist," "Testing Engineer" and "Fundamentals of Software Testing," the department explained.

It should also be noted about the social effect of the program. On the one hand, we were able to create conditions under which adults repurposed their professions. For example, they might not like their work or wanted to change something in life. On the other hand, the program allowed socially unprotected segments of the population to get a profession. This primarily applies to people with HIA. This format (remote) is very inclusive, in comparison with traditional education. Therefore, we continue to receive positive statistics on the employment of such citizens. I hope that the effectiveness of the program will mean its extension, as far as I remember, the Ministry of Digital Development is working on this issue for September 2023, "said Anton Nemkin.

Ministry of Digital Development: In 2023, 5 more digital departments were opened in Russian universities

At the beginning of the 2023/2024 academic year, 5 more digital departments in universities were opened in Russia. As a result, their total number reached 119 against 114 in 2022. Such data from the Ministry of Digital Development led in mid-September 2023.

According to the department, at digital departments, students can master an additional IT specialty for free, even if they study at a humanitarian university as a philosopher, translator or journalist. The average duration of training is 10 months, based on the results, a diploma of professional retraining is issued.

Teachers of digital departments are practitioners from Sberbank, Yandex, Avito, VK, Ozon, Kaspersky Lab, DNS, etc. During their studies, students undergo internships and practices in major companies and receive employment opportunities.

Training in digital departments is available to the following students:

• 2-4 undergraduate courses;
• 3-5 course of specialty;
• master's degree (not IT profile) and residency.

The Ministry of Digital Development cited data according to which more than 112 thousand students entered digital departments in 2022. This year, more than 130 thousand students will receive this opportunity. They are offered various IT training programs, including:

• development of games and virtual reality applications;
• modeling codes of nuclear fuel cycle processes;
• digital technologies in translation activities;
• developer of digital medical services;
• directing interactive media and holography;
• technical protection of information in the electric power industry.

Applications for admission to the digital department are accepted until September 30, 2023 - the number of places is limited, the Minis try of Digital Development of the Russian Federation said in a statement.

Chernyshenko told how IT specialists are being trained in Russia as part of the Digital Departments fedproject

At the end of August 2023, the results of verification of educational content of universities - participants in the Digital Departments project by industry IT practices from business were summed up. This event was attended by Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Chernyshenko.

According to him, the federal project "Digital Departments" plays an important role in achieving the priority task of improving the quality of training of IT specialists. Within the framework of the project, it is planned to release 385 thousand specialists in demand in the IT market by 2025. By 2030, according to the Deputy Prime Minister, this figure will reach 900 thousand.

Verification of educational content of universities is carried out with the participation of experts from the IT-Business, who have practical experience in the implementation of industry projects and the educational sphere. In 2023, the volume of educational materials of the Digital Departments doubled. Therefore, to increase efficiency, an automated complex was developed that accelerates and improves interaction with universities and the processing of educational programs, the press service of the Cabinet of Ministers said.

It is expected that specialists who will receive new qualifications in the field of IT at the "digital" departments will become a valuable replenishment of the personnel resources of the digital development of the sectors of the economy.

As the director of the Department for the Development of Digital Competencies said at the end of August 2023, formations Ministry of Digital Development Tatyana Trubnikova 112 thousand students entered the Digital Departments in 2022. In 2023, according to her, 119 universities of the project developed educational programs that will be launched in the 2023/2024 academic year. The first stage of verification passed 558 (64%) of 874 programs. Of the remaining 316 (36%) programs, 295 were finalized at the second stage of the audit, Trubnikova said.^[8]

The head of Ministry of Digital Development reported to Putin about the training of IT personnel in schools and universities

On August 16, 2023, the head of the Ministry of Digital Science Maksut Shadayev, within the framework of a meeting of Russian President Vladimir Putin with members of the government, spoke about some of the results of training IT personnel in schools and universities in the country.

According to Shadayev, in 2022 alone, 130 thousand schoolchildren from grades 8 to 11 were enrolled in a course on the study of modern programming languages. This is 30% more than we planned. In 2023, it is planned to enroll another 140 thousand people. Now students of colleges and technical schools can also take courses, the minister said.

We pay special attention to the training of IT specialists in universities. This is our main source of new personnel. Over the past three years, the number of annually opened budget-funded places in universities in IT specialties has almost doubled - from 62 thousand to 117 thousand. In total, almost 350 thousand future IT developers and engineers are now studying, - said Maksut Shadayev.

He noted that in 2022 a project was launched to create digital departments in universities - 112 thousand students were enrolled in them in 2022. Such departments provide an opportunity to receive, in addition to the main industry specialty, a second specialization related to IT during the year. This will make it possible to form a locomotive for the digital transformation of key sectors of the economy, Shadayev said.

He also recalled the launch of a digital education program, where the government provides discounts from 50 to 100% to pay for courses for employees of budgetary institutions and socially unprotected categories of citizens. By mid-August 2023, 64 thousand people had successfully completed their training. About 60% began to earn more, of which half increased income by more than 75%, said the head of the Ministry of Digital Development of the Russian Federation.

According to him, another project for all citizens, implemented with the support of Sberbank, is the "School 21," in which developers and IT engineers are trained. During the work of the school, 25 thousand people were trained, Shadayev specified on August 16, 2023.^[9]

The Ministry of Digital Development of the Russian Federation will conduct an experiment on the introduction of IT into the management of the "life cycle" of a civil servant

On July 21, 2023, the Russian Ministry of Digital Development announced a draft government decree on an experiment to automate personnel work using information and communication technologies. We are talking about the introduction of IT into the management of the "life cycle" of a civil servant.

The project is being implemented within the framework of the national program "Digital Economy of the Russian Federation." New methods of personnel work will be tested, including the processes of selection, adaptation, motivation, personnel development and the creation of a digital profile of federal state civil servants. The experiment is carried out in two stages: the first will be held from September 1, 2023 to March 1, 2024, the second - from March 2 to November 1, 2024.

Among the participants in the experiment are Ministry of Digital Development, the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Economic Development, the Federal Accreditation Service, state extra-budgetary funds of the Russian Federation and other structures. The main objectives of the project are named:

• Automation of various processes using the functions of the Digital Personnel Platform (selection of employees and their adaptation taking into account the position, professional and personal qualities; management of attention and informing of employees in a single information field; recommending and providing educational content based on an employee's position, role, and interests; independent operational assessment of competence and skills of employees);
• Integration of employee life cycle processes into current HR procedures, including through information interaction with a single digital platform in the field of employment and labor relations "Work in Russia," with job search and recruitment services and other personnel systems;
• Implementation of modern communication tools for the employer's representative or employer and employee in terms of monitoring the employee's satisfaction, involvement and motivation assessment;
• Implementation of modern tools for managing team goals and personal goal-setting of employees;
• Create a digital employee profile (list of achievements, portrait of values ​ ​ and competencies).

Based on the results of the experiment, the effectiveness and usability of the digital personnel platform for employee lifecycle management will be determined.^[10]

The first generation of native RISC-V developers is growing in Moscow

A school workshop of IT verticals with in-depth study of microelectronics has opened in Moscow, the program of which is being formed with the support of Micron, who announced this on January 11, 2022. More than six thousand young Muscovites study in IT classes, which operate in 125 schools in the city.

Our task is to create and develop a vertical educational program for the main general and secondary full school, which will be focused on obtaining deep knowledge by schoolchildren in combination with professional orientation, acquaintance with promising areas of economic development and obtaining the first professional skills. No one has tried to learn microelectronics from grade 5-6, but there is a request, and the public interest is enormous. With the support of the Moscow Department of Education and Science, we were able to launch the project as soon as possible. And Moscow universities, design centers and manufacturers support our idea, and together we define a training program. It is valuable for me that colleagues are investing in the future of the industry, planning with us for decades, - said Tatyana Kirillova, head of the school project "Classes with in-depth study of microelectronics.

The curriculum for the IT classes of Moscow schools was developed with the support of leading universities, and for the IT vertical and, in particular, for the first pilot 5-6 "Classes with the study of microelectronics," the program was developed with the participation of Micron and other industry representatives, potential employers of schoolchildren. The class curriculum has a great focus on mathematics, computer science and technology, as well as a large range of extracurricular activities and additional education courses: visual geometry and Olympiad mathematics, electronics, device design, engineering design. The first equipment module of the workshop "Classes with the study of microelectronics" includes laser and milling machines, a fleet of 3D printers for training in the construction and manufacture of prototype microcircuits, at the end of the school year, students will begin to study the component base of the FPGA as part of the Digital Electronics module.

As of January 2023, 33 resident enterprises special economic zone of Moscow operate in the field of microelectronics, optics, robotics and industrial automation. In the microelectronic industry, 5.5 thousand specialists work at five sites of the capital's SEZ. At the same time, it was in microelectronics from January to September 2022 that the maximum volume was recorded - investments 14.7 billion rubles and 859 new jobs were created. Therefore, specialists in this area are in demand literally from school, - said the general director of the SEZ "Technopolice Moscow." Gennady Dögtev

All special subjects of pilot classes are taught by current designers of microelectronic devices. The program has been significantly rethought and updated with the help of industry representatives. In particular, instead of studying the proprietary ARM architecture, schoolchildren will immediately begin to master the open RISC-V architecture and will be able to further join the RISC-V ecosystem of developing devices focused on the development of this architecture in the country.

Micron is preparing a domestic RISC-V microcontroller for serial production. In the near future, this will be a line of devices, and the development of production will require hundreds of RISC-V specialists who will have to retrain from proprietary architectures. We already practice student shuttles based on MIET in the Multi-Project Wafer format. School developments are also, in principle, ready to accept if this idea is supported by the Moscow Government, - said Olga Pestereva, Deputy General Director for Communications Management of Micron JSC.

According to the "Strategy for the Development of the Radio-Electronic Industry of the Russian Federation" by 2030, 300 design centers of microelectronics should appear in the Russian Federation. One of the strategic tasks is to form the RISC-V ecosystem in Russia, compatibility and testing of developer solutions, providing access to technologies, components and samples of products based on it. Support for domestic processor developments at RISC-V is one of the key factors in ensuring the country's technological sovereignty.

2022

Ministry of Digital Development of the Russian Federation: 60% of graduates of "Digital Professions" began to earn more

In 2022, more than 20 thousand people were trained within the framework of the Digital Professions project. This was reported on May 18, 2023 in Ministry of Digital Development of the Russian Federation.

The agency analyzed the results of the program and made several conclusions. So, according to Ministry of Digital Development, 60% of graduates of Digital Professions began to earn more. At least half of those who graduated from the courses were able to increase income by 75%, another third - by 30-75%. At 18%, income growth amounted to 30%.

The programs that gave the biggest wage growth:

• professional developer "1C";
• data analyst;
• Data Science Specialist;
• test engineer; fundamentals of software testing.

Ministry of Digital Development also cites data according to which 2022 graduates of Digital Professions changed their place of work in 20%. 10% - switched to IT from other industries. 5% - found their first job.

As part of the Digital Professions project, in 2022 it was possible to receive IT education at a discount of 50, 75 or 100%. The training was conducted on the basis of 29 leading IT companies and educational organizations. More than 40 thousand students continue to study at the project. By mid-May 2023, the Ministry of Digital Development is working on the issue of extending the program.

The Digital Professions project is aimed at solving one of the acute problems: a shortage of IT personnel. Based on the results of the training, you can get both the qualification of a programmer and the related digital profession in demand when forming IT commands. Graduates of the courses will be able to apply new knowledge in their current work or change their direction of activity, - comments Tatyana Trubnikova, Director of the Department for Coordination of Programs and Projects of the Ministry of Digital Development.

The Presidential Academy has trained more than 530 thousand specialists in the field of digital transformation

Since 2019, over 530 thousand students have taken open online courses of the Center for Training Managers and Teams of Digital Transformation of the Higher School of Economics of the RANEPA, which announced this on December 29, 2022. Within the framework of educational programs, the Center also prepared over 48 thousand state and municipal employees and employees of subordinate institutions that determine the digital development of Russian authorities, industries and regions. Read more here.

Chernyshenko: More than 110 thousand students enrolled in "digital departments" of universities

On September 26, 2022, it became known about the enrollment of more than 110 thousand students in "digital departments" in Russian universities. In total, over 140 thousand applications were submitted, said Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Chernyshenko.

According to him, at the start of training at the "digital departments," students undergo the procedure for incoming monitoring of digital competencies. In three months, it is planned to conduct an interim assessment of the level of their formation.

{{quote'On behalf of the President, the Government of the Russian Federation is carrying out comprehensive work to improve the quality of training of IT specialists and digital literacy of Russians. Ensuring the country's information security directly depends on this. And we see that young people are interested in the development of digital competencies, - said Chernyshenko, whose words are quoted by the press service of the Russian Ministry of Digital Development. }} It is noted that by the end of September 2022, more than 500 programs for which training is planned at the "digital departments" have passed an independent examination and received an assessment from representatives of the IT industry. In addition, a highly qualified leader has been appointed at each "digital department" to coordinate its activities.

The Digital Departments project is being implemented in more than 50 regions of the country, 100 universities participating in the Priority-2030 program and 14 candidate universities for participation in the Priority-2030 program are taking part in the project.

The federal budget costs for the project "Development of the personnel potential of the IT industry" in 2022-2024. will amount to almost 28 billion rubles. The main result of the new fedproject is to ensure the possibility of advanced training at the "digital department" of the educational organization of higher education - a participant in the strategic academic leadership program "Priority - 2030" - by obtaining additional qualifications in the IT profile. The costs of achieving this result will amount to 17.6 billion rubles.^[11]

More than 80 thousand students can be enrolled in "digital departments" by the end of September

On September 6, 2022, the Ministry of Digital Development announced that more than 80 thousand students should be enrolled in "digital departments" by September 30, they will be able to start training in early October.

Students will be trained on programs that have been protected by industry work groups. More than 200 experts took part in their assessment - representatives of federal departments, top IT and industry companies, representatives of education and science. Read more here.

150 programs from 65 universities approved for implementation at "digital departments" in Russia

Industry working groups approved more than 150 programs from 65 universities, taking into account the recommendations of leading IT and industry experts. The remaining 350 programmes will be considered at future meetings. The press service of the Ministry of Digital Development of the Russian Federation announced this at the end of August 2022. Read more here.

The Ministry of Digital Development has formed a personnel reserve of IT professionals for state projects

On August 10, 2022, the Ministry of Digital Development announced the formation of a talent pool of IT professionals for the development of state projects in the field of digital transformation. The project is being implemented on behalf of Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Chernyshenko.

According to the press service of the department, IT specialists from Moscow and the regions of Russia can enter the personnel reserve of highly qualified managers and specialists of digital transformation. They will constantly learn the necessary skills and then receive offers of employment, Chernyshenko noted. According to him, participation in the project is free, and every IT specialist has a chance to join him.

Digital transformation is one of the five national goals set by the President of Russia. In this regard, the active process of digitalization of the economy and public administration requires the availability of qualified personnel, and in general, the formation of a model of competencies for employees that would meet modern challenges, - said the Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation.

The personnel reserve was created at the site of the Recruiting Center of the Ministry of Digital Development of Russia in the structure of the Center for Training Managers and Teams of Digital Transformation of the Higher School of Economics of the RANEPA. To participate, you need to register on a special platform, which is implemented with the support of the Russian Ministry of Digital Development.

The Ministry of Digital Development listed the following opportunities that are opening up for participants in the personnel reserve:

• continuous development in digital transformation and IT;
• the ability to communicate with leading Russian experts from different industries;
• assessment of professional and personal competencies;
• obtaining an individual passport of competencies with personal recommendations for their development;
• employment in authorities and budgetary organizations implementing digital transformation projects.

Almost nine hundred budget places for training IT specialists will be allocated in the Moscow Polytechnic

In 2022, more than 3 thousand budget places in hundreds of demanded areas of training were allocated at the Moscow Polytechnic. This became known on June 9, 2022. In particular, for the training of IT specialists - almost 900 places in the levels of bachelor's, specialty and master's. Read more here.

Ministry of Digital Development and RANEPA will launch new educational programs for civil servants

Ministry of Digital Development announced on June 3, 2022 that, together with the Center for Training Leaders and Teams, digital transformation RANEPA until August 1, 2022, they plan to launch educational programs state for and municipal employees responsible for digital transformation and development. the Russian authorities

The programs will be launched within the framework of the federal project "Personnel for the Digital Economy" and will be devoted to the following issues:

• implementation of public service platforms and reverse service platforms; communications
• digitalization of public services;
• management of IT projects in the authorities;
• appeals of citizens on the provision of public services.

In 2022, the reception of civil servants was temporarily suspended for the programs "Implementation of digital transformation projects," "Digital transformation and digital economy: technologies and competencies" and "Fundamentals of digital transformation." However, students enrolled in these programs will complete the training in full.

The previous programs were good when state digitalization was just gaining momentum. We see that members of digital transformation teams at the federal and regional levels already have basic knowledge. Training should now help them with specific challenges they face in their day-to-day work. These educational programs should contribute to the transfer of public services to electronic form and improve their quality, improve the work with citizens' appeals, and develop the client-centric nature of state and municipal employees, commented on the director of the department for coordination of programs and projects Ministry of Digital Development Russia Tatyana Trubnikova.

Dmitry Chernyshenko: "Digital departments" created in 115 Russian universities

"Digital departments" have been created at 115 Russian universities, as Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Chernyshenko announced on May 19, 2022. According to him, in the next academic year, training in 300 educational programs will be launched at these departments. Read more here.

Chernyshenko: 160 thousand budget places allocated for training personnel for the digital economy in the new academic year

In early May 2022, Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Chernyshenko announced the allocation of more than 160 thousand budget places in universities for training personnel for the digital economy in the new academic year.

The number of budget places in enlarged groups of specialties and areas of training, within which personnel for the digital economy are trained, remains at a high level. For the 2023/2024 academic year, universities have established 160,361 budgetary places. Of these, 112 993 were sent to the regions, - said the Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation.

According to the press service of the Cabinet, in the 2023/2024 academic year, new areas of training will also appear in universities. In the field of mechanical engineering, these are "Digital and additive technologies in mechanical engineering," "Intellectual tribology in mechanical engineering" and "Laser technologies." In the field of "Technology and technology of shipbuilding and water transport" a new specialty "Engineering and economic support of technologies and business processes of water transport" will appear. A new specialty "Fundamental and Applied Biology" will open in the field of education "Biological Sciences." In the future, universities also plan to launch new specialties in residency programs - "Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine" and "Medical Microbiology."

In total, 590,101 budget places are allocated for the 2023/2024 academic year, 73% of them in regional educational institutions. The largest number of budget places is provided for engineering and technical areas of training - 245 thousand. In second place - pedagogical sciences, in third - social and medical areas.

It is noted that the federal project "Personnel for the Digital Economy" is being implemented because new economic and technological conditions require the creation and implementation of approaches to assist citizens in mastering the key competencies of the digital economy, ensuring mass digital literacy and personalization of education.^[12]

The educational program "Head of Digital Transformation" has started at the Higher School of Economics of RANEPA

On April 14, 2022, the educational program "Head of Digital Transformation" was launched at the Training Center for Leaders and Teams of Digital Transformation of the Higher School of Economics of the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration. Read more here.

Within the framework of the Digital Professions project, 57.5 thousand people will receive additional education in the IT sphere with the support of the state

Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Chernyshenko spoke about plans to train IT personnel. The Deputy Prime Minister noted that the programs are aimed at schoolchildren, students and adults who want to get additional qualifications in the IT sphere. This became known on February 15, 2022. So, in 2022, within the framework of the Digital Professions project, 57.5 thousand people will receive additional education in the IT sphere with the support of the state. They will be compensated for half the cost of training. Graduates of the courses will be able to apply the knowledge gained in their work or completely change the field of activity and unleash their creative potential. Read more here.

2021

What ICT specialists are produced by the education system of Russia

An independent assessment of the competencies of the digital economy has been launched in Russia

On December 7, 2021, the Ministry of Digital Development of Russia on December 7, 2021 announced the launch of a public service for independent assessment of the competencies of the digital economy (NOC CE), created within the framework of the federal project "Personnel for the Digital Economy" of the national program "Digital Economy." Read more here.

In Yakutia, residents of villages will receive skills in programming, design and other relevant professions

In the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia), a program for retraining personnel for the IT industry and creative cluster will be launched on the basis of regional IT centers. Villagers will receive skills in programming, design, marketing and other relevant professions that will be useful for them for subsequent employment. This was announced on December 3, 2021 by the Press Center of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) in Moscow.

The personnel program starts in the first quarter of 2022. According to the plan of the regional government, about a thousand people will undergo training in new professions during the year. The duration of each program will be 3-6 months.

In the coming years, we are counting on economic growth, an increase in employment of the population, including at the expense of the IT industry. This requires good human capital. There are talented and purposeful youth in the republic. Creating conditions for the development and realization of their potential will make it possible to make a breakthrough in the IT industry, - said the Head of Yakutia Aysen Nikolaev.

According to the Ministry of Innovation of Yakutia, the need for IT personnel in the republic has grown sharply against the background of active support for the creative industry and the IT industry. Every year, SSUZ-s and universities of the republic graduate about 500 specialists for this area, but this number of graduates is not enough. Companies require about 1,500 specialists, according to the innovation ministry.

By 2024, the regional government aims to increase the share of specialists employed in the IT industry to 10 thousand people. To achieve its goal, the Government actively supports educational initiatives and programs for the development of IT competencies.

Schools also play an important role in the training of IT professionals. There are more than 50 IT schools in the republic in various areas: from robotics and animation to programming and 3D modeling.

The creative industries of Yakutia make a significant contribution to the development of the economy. In the first half of 2021, the revenue of the Yakutia Technopark alone amounted to 729 million rubles, which is twice as much as in the same period in 2020. Residents paid taxes in the amount of 37.1 million rubles, attracted investments of 59.9 million rubles.

The Ministry of Digital Development allocated 600 million rubles for the "digital hygiene" of Russians

On November 15, 2021, it became known about the rules of the cyber hygiene program developed by the Ministry of Digital Development and the literacy of the general population on information security issues. For these purposes, the department allocates 600 million rubles, including 200 million rubles for 2022. Read more here.

Ministry of Digital Development introduces cyber literacy courses for officials

On October 19, 2021, the Ministry of Digital Development of the Russian Federation announced the introduction of cybersecurity exams for officials. As the deputy head of the department, Alexander Shoitov, explained, a portal for self-study and testing is being created, designed to increase the cyber literacy of civil servants.

On the basis of the Higher School of Corporate Governance of the RANEPA, a Center for Training Managers and Teams of Digital Transformation was previously created. Earlier it was reported that in 2021, more than 12 thousand officials will undergo training under the center's programs, most of whom will be from the regions (75%), and by the end of 2024 more than 50 thousand civil servants will be trained in digital transformation skills.

The Ministry of Digital Development proposed to establish efficiency indicators depending on regional characteristics. Moscow and St. Petersburg, Moscow and Rostov regions, and Krasnodar Territory have the highest rates in terms of the number of civil servants who must undergo "digital training." This motivates the regions to increase the "digital literacy" of employees of local authorities, according to the department.

In October 2021, on behalf of the deputy chairman Governments of the Russian Federation Dmitry Chernyshenko , training was launched for civil servants and employees of commercial companies under the CDO advanced training program (head of digital transformation). The training is organized by the Ministry of Digital Development Russia of Digital Science and is carried out within the framework of the federal project "Personnel for the Digital Economy" on the basis. Innopolis University

In total, within the framework of the federal project, more than 15 thousand people will undergo training on working with big data. Students can choose one of their courses: "Data-Based Methods and Technologies" or "Data-Based Management." After completing the course, students will receive advanced training certificates.^[13]

Start enrolling schoolchildren in free programming courses within the framework of the state project

On October 19, 2021, Russia started recording schoolchildren for unmanned programming courses, which were organized by the Ministry of Digital Development of Digital Science within the framework of the federal project "Personnel for the Digital Economy" of the national program "Digital Economy."

To take part in the project, a student needs to choose a course on the talent-it.ru website, undergo entrance testing for career guidance and motivation, fill out a participant's questionnaire with the parent and conclude an agreement with an educational organization.

As part of the pilot project, schoolchildren over 14 years old living in five regions of the country: Belgorod, Novgorod, Penza regions, the Republics of Tatarstan and Sakha (Yakutia) can enroll in one of 16 courses and learn such programming languages ​ ​ as Python, C#, Java, SQL, C++ and JavaScript for free. In each of them, at least 600 people will be able to undergo training.

In the project catalog, you can choose courses from 8 educational organizations selected by the project operator - "University 2035." These are Algoritmika, Innopolis University, 1C-Education, Foxford, Kodemika, Mobile e-Education, Synergy University and the Center for Modern Educational Technologies and Systems.

As noted by Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Chernyshenko, free programming courses will be an addition to the basic school curriculum in mathematics and computer science. The courses will last until the end of the school year. In 2022, the project will be scaled up to all 85 regions of the country, and the duration of training will be two years, which will allow schoolchildren to systematically and more deeply master their first IT profession, he stressed.

Preparation of IT personnel is one of 42 strategic initiatives of the Government. And programming courses are part of it. They will be an incentive for the guys to connect their further professional activities with the IT sphere. On them, young people will not only receive knowledge and experience, but also in the future, they will allow them to become more popular specialists in the market, "Chernyshenko added.[14]

Large Russian universities approved digital transformation strategies

By mid-October 2021, large Russian universities approved digital transformation strategies, which are necessary in order to restructure administrative and educational processes.

On October 15, 2021, at the Center for Training Leaders and Teams of Digital Transformation of the Higher School of Economics, RANEPA defended the industry flow of the Ministry of Education and Science. 94 leaders in the field of education and science were trained under the program "Implementation of digital transformation projects" and developed digital strategies of universities.

16 universities received developed strategies based on the results of training:

• Ivanovo State University;
• Kuban State University;
• Penza State University;
• Pyatigorsk State University;
• Vologda State University;
• North Ossetian State University;
• Udmurt State University;
• technical universities in Voronezh and Kemerovo;
• St. Petersburg State University of Aerospace Instrumentation (GUAP);
• GGNTU named after ACOD. M.D. Millionshchikova;
• Russian State Social University (RSSU);
• Ural State University of Architecture and Art;
• Russian Medical Academy of Continuing Professional Education;
• Ufa State Aviation Technical University;
• Russian State University for the Humanities (RSUH).

Earlier, Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Chernyshenko instructed the Ministry of Education and Science to introduce the post of vice-rector for digital transformation. The duties of the new head will include planning initiatives to digitalize the university. The work of the leaders of the digital transformation of universities will be assessed by the Ministry of Education and Science and Ministry of Digital Development. From September 1, 2021, "digital" vice-rectors appeared in all universities.

According to Ksenia Tkacheva, director of the Center for Training Leaders and Teams of Digital Transformation of the Higher School of Economics, RANEPA, despite the fact that the digital transformation process has long been not new, but the need for most organizations and structures, not everyone manages to move with the same speed and flexibility.

In the traditionally conservative sphere of higher education, only due to the pandemic and the need to organize distance work and training, universities began to actively introduce new digital tools and services. To speed up this process, a government order was issued on the need to appoint a head of digital transformation (RCT) in each university, she said.

Ministry of Digital Development launched a state project to teach schoolchildren programming languages

On October 5, 2021,   the Ministry of Digital Development of the Russian Federation announced the launch of a project in the country to teach schoolchildren programming languages ​ ​ free of charge. At the first stage, students in the Belgorod, Novgorod, Penza regions, as well as the republics of Tatarstan and Sakha (Yakutia) will be able to take advantage of the new courses.

As the Deputy Prime Minister noted, Dmitry Chernyshenko more than 2 thousand schoolchildren in these five regions will be able to receive digital competencies that will be useful to them for further career guidance. The project will last until June 2022, while the content and duration of the programs will be adjusted based on the results of the course, based on the feedback of the schoolchildren themselves, their parents and teachers. The experience and results of the pilot project will be taken into account in the all-Russian project, the launch of which is scheduled for 2022, said the deputy chairman, Governments of the Russian Federation whose words are quoted by the press service. Ministry of Digital Development

The training is aimed at schoolchildren over 14 years old who will be able to remotely learn programming languages: JavaScript HTML,/, CSS SQL, Python,, Java Bash/Shell/PowerShell, C#, PHP,, C++ TypeScript and others. The minimum course duration will be 144 academic hours. The courses will be an addition to the basic school curriculum in mathematics and computer science. 

The selection of courses takes into account the saturation of the school curriculum and the ability to build training so that students are not overloaded and remain motivated throughout their studies, said Tatyana Trubnikova, director of the department for coordinating programs and projects of the Russian Ministry of Digital Development.

The training is included in the list of events of the federal project "Personnel for the Digital Economy" of the national program "Digital Economy."

Students will be able to apply for training on the project website from October 15, 2021. When choosing an educational program for schoolchildren, testing for career guidance and motivation will be organized.^[15]

Chernyshenko: 340 universities and colleges adapted to the digital economy

By mid-September 2021, about 340 Russian universities and colleges had adapted their programs to the requirements of the digital economy. This was announced by Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Chernyshenko, whose words are quoted by the press service of the Cabinet.

According to him, the updating of the programs took place on the basis of the Support Educational Center of Innopolis University with the participation of leading companies in the IT industry, the updates cover more than 1.6 thousand disciplines and areas of training - big data, artificial intelligence, the Internet of things, virtual and augmented reality technologies, wireless communication technology.

Experts from Yandex, Aeroflot, Mail.ru Group, 1C, Rostelecom, Megafon, Gazprom Neft, Russian Railways, Tatneft, Skyeng, VTB and others participated in updating and updating the programs. A working group has been created for each priority industry, which includes representatives of leading universities, the largest industrial and IT companies, FUMO and SEC, and deputy industry ministers head the groups.

As part of the pilot project, 25 universities began testing 30 educational programs, which were developed at the request of commercial companies representing 11 priority sectors of the economy. It is assumed that according to the results of the pilot, the programs will be scaled to other institutions.

Such updates will affect programs that train specialists in the areas of: education, health care, information and communication technologies, urban economy, extractive industry, manufacturing, transport infrastructure, energy infrastructure, agriculture and agro-industrial complex and financial services.

Training in new competencies will form competitive advantages among students, will allow them to successfully find a job after graduating from an educational institution or even during the training period, "said Tatyana Trubnikova, director of the department for coordinating programs and projects of the Ministry of Digital Development.[16]

Russians will be taught digital professions for half the cost

The Ministry of Digital Development announced the start of the educational project "Digital Professions." This became known on September 14, 2021. It should help citizens get an IT education at half the cost. The corresponding event is included in the federal project "Personnel for the Digital Economy" of the national program "Digital Economy."

Training is supposed to be carried out in 29 areas, including Data Science web analytics, Product Manager, mobile development, developer, Python analysis technologies, data testing, ON technologies, artificial intelligence web development, developer. C++

The courses will be provided by Netology, Yandex.Workshop, Innopolis University, St. Petersburg National Research University of Information Technologies, Mechanics and Optics (ITMO), the Center for Educational Competencies of the National Technological Initiative (NTI ) and Involta Education.

Other educational organizations are expected to join the project: GeekBrains, Skillfactory, Skyeng, 1C-Education, HackerU, Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation, Moscow State Technical University (MSTU) named after N.E. Bauman and Russian Economic University (REU) named after G.V. Plekhanov.

In 2021, 5 thousand people will have to undergo training, and by the end of 2024 the number of course participants should be at least 110 thousand people, - said Tatyana Trubnikova, director of the department for coordinating programs and projects of the Ministry of Digital Development.

{{quote 'Training lasts at least 250 academic hours, of which 11 hours are devoted to programming, which means that in the coming months the project will be prepared by several thousand IT specialists of various profiles, "added Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Chernyshenko. }}

The cost of courses ranges from 18 thousand rubles. - this is how much training under the "Web Developer" program is four and a half months long. Students will be able to start training after choosing a program and paying half the cost. The project operator is 2035 University (created as part of the NTI), which collects applications through the website цифровыепрофессии.рф.

This is not the first time the authorities have thought about helping Russians learn the digital economy. At the end of 2018, the federal project "Personnel for the Digital Economy" included an event to implement the state system of incentive payments in the form of personal certificates from the state for the formation of the competencies of the digital economy among the working-age population. For these purposes, 2.9 billion rubles were to be allocated from the federal budget.

In 2019, five regions were chosen to implement the relevant idea of ​ ​ the Ministry of Economic Development and ANO "Digital Economy": the Republic of Tatarstan, Bashkortostan and Yakutia, as well as the Rostov and Tula regions. Among their residents, 5 thousand certificates were to be distributed. The operator of the project was also "University 20.35."

The certificate provided the opportunity for free training in online or mixed format under the program in the field of ICT and end-to-end technologies of the digital economy. Providers of educational services were supposed to be organizations of higher, secondary, vocational and additional education, as well as educational online platforms. According to 2019 data, the volume of one certificate was 15 thousand rubles. - for this amount, the state compensated the educational organization for the training of a citizen.

In 2020, the project was expanded to 48 regions, another 33 thousand certificates were issued to citizens. 22 educational courses were available to certificate holders, including artificial intelligence, programming and IT product creation, industrial design and 3D modeling, cybersecurity and data protection, digital marketing, digital design, etc. By the end of 2021, 160 thousand certificates were to be distributed.

You can't get a digital profession from certificates, and these are not the IT personnel that are needed, "said the source of CNews. - Citizens mainly chose something from the SMM series or graphic design, and the digital economy needs IT specialists, data analysis specialists[17].

Approval of 30 sets of digital competencies for university graduates

On July 13, 2021, the Ministry of Digital Development of Digital Affairs of the Russian Federation announced the approval of 30 sets of digital competencies for university graduates within the framework of the federal project "Personnel for the Digital Economy."

According to the press service of the department, competency models will be included in new higher education programs. After point testing, new educational programs will be scaled up to the country's leading universities.

The selection of competencies was carried out by 11 working groups, which include representatives of industrial and IT companies, as well as the leadership of federal ministries and leading universities of the country, federal educational and methodological associations and councils for professional qualifications. The results of the work made it possible to form a list of professional competencies and social and personal qualities necessary for a graduate to be employed in his specialty, the press service of the Ministry of Digital Development said.

According to Tatyana Trubnikova, Director of the Department for Coordination of Programs and Projects Ministry of Digital Development Russia, competencies that were not key before have become necessary for qualified and sought-after specialists by 2021. 

For example, future chemical technologists should be able to work with databases and digital models of technological objects. The market also expects graduates to own digital production management systems and digital project documentation principles, she explained.

Director of the Institute of Additional Education of Innopolis University Maria Obraztsova noted the high importance for preparing the formation of the right vision of the "final result." Discussion of the stages of updating educational programs on an open expert platform allows you to develop the right mechanisms for the training of in-demand specialists who meet the requirements of the modern world, she is sure.^[18]

The Ministry of Digital Development of the Russian Federation has created a consortium of universities to prepare personnel for the digital economy

On May 6, 2021, it became known about the creation of universities in the Rossikonsorcium for training personnel for the digital economy. This is a joint project of the Ministry of Digital Development of the Russian Federation and Innopolis University. Read more here.

2020

80 thousand Russian teachers will teach digital competencies at Innopolis University

80 thousand Russian teachers will be taught digital competencies. This was announced on December 20, 2020 by Innopolis University. Read more here.

More than 5 thousand people were trained under the CLICK-Intensive program

On November 23, 2020, the final stream of CLICK-Intensive 2020 starts. In two weeks, the program participants will get acquainted with a wide range of modern data tools - from application Microsoft Excel in daily work and data visualization practices to immersion in the topic and machine learning 'smart cities'. After successful completion of the final certification, participants are issued an established certificate of advanced training. Read more here.

"Russian Post" became a participant in the acceleration and educational program for the development of anti-crisis leaders and teams of the digital economy "CLICK"

Russian Post has become a strategic partner and participant in the acceleration and educational program for the development of anti-crisis leaders and teams of the digital economy "CLICK." The Post reported this on September 21, 2020. Read more here.

Rostec will prepare the leaders of the digital transformation of the Perm Territory

On September 9, 2020, Rostec State Corporation announced its participation in retraining personnel and implementing projects aimed at developing electronic services using public-private partnership (PPP) mechanisms in the field of information technology in the Perm Territory. The corporation will prepare a training program for leaders of digital transformation (CDTO - Chief Digital Transformation Officer). Read more here.

Maksut Shadayev: We will double the number of IT specialists in Russia

On September 7, 2020, it became known about the task set by the Ministry of Communications to double the number of IT specialists in Russia by 2024. The head of the department Maksut Shadayev shared such plans with TASS. Read more here.

Putin approved the provision on the procedure for organizing experiments in personnel work

At the end of August 2020, the president Russia Vladimir Putin signed a decree approving the procedure for organizing experiments on the application of new approaches to organizing the state federal civil service and ensuring the activities of federal state civil servants.

In particular, we are talking about experiments designed to test "methods of carrying out personnel work using information and communication technologies" and "remote form of carrying out professional work by civil servants."

The text of the decree says that civil servants will participate in projects voluntarily. For the period of the experiment, but for no more than one year in accordance with the procedure established by the legislation of the Russian Federation, the terms of service contracts of civil servants participating in the experiment may be changed.

An official who replaces the position of the civil service not lower than the deputy head of the federal state body may be appointed responsible for conducting the experiment in the federal state body, and in the case of an experiment in several federal state bodies, an official who replaces the position of the civil service not lower than the deputy head of the federal state body may be appointed responsible for conducting the experiment in each of them. The decision on the feasibility of using the results of the experiment is made by the President or the Government of the Russian Federation, indicated in the document.

In July 2020, Vladimir Putin gave instructions on the "adjustment" of labor legislation, taking into account the experience of recent months of using digital technologies in formalizing labor relations, as well as on regulating remote employment regimes.^[19]

Over 174 thousand civil servants will receive competencies in the field of data management, digital transformation and public administration

The preparation of "digital special forces" continues - managers who will be engaged in the modernization of the entire public administration system through the introduction of technologies and the digitalization of all aspects of life. This is being implemented within the framework of the national program "Digital Economy of Russia," and is aimed at training state and municipal employees in managing digital transformation. This became known on July 22, 2020.

According to the national program "Digital Economy" until 2024, over 174 thousand civil servants, including senior managers, will receive competencies in the field of data management, digital transformation and public administration. The task of training programs for digital leaders is CDTO (Chief Digital Transformation Officer) - training managers and teams that will contribute to the development of the digital economy and digital transformation of public administration, the creation of an interregional community of leaders in digital transformation. The training of civil servants is carried out by the Center for Training Leaders of Digital Transformation, created in February 2019 on the basis of the Higher School of Public Administration of the RANEPA under the auspices of the Ministry of Communications and the Ministry of Economic Development.

In 2019, 13,490 civil servants became listeners of the programs; in 2020, 9,775 officials should undergo training, including 50 deputy federal ministers and deputy heads of federal services, 2,000 managers and participants in project offices for digital development from all regions, 3,127 state and municipal employees in the regions, 4,598 people - in remote format.

Among the graduates of the 2019 program are Deputy Prime Minister, Minister, Deputy Head of the Ministry Victoria Abramchenko health care Mikhail Murashko of Telecom and Mass Communications. Maxim Parshin They and their colleagues from federal and regional authorities are already successfully implementing the knowledge gained in practice. "Digital" deputy ministers and heads of federal services have already appeared in almost all departments, the Deputy Prime Minister oversees their work. Dmitry Chernyshenko One of their key tasks is the preparation and implementation of departmental three-year digital transformation programs. Coordination, monitoring and control of the implementation of such programs will be carried out by the Ministry of Communications. Regions also conduct their own digital transformation programs. For example, one of the representatives of the digital economy with developed infrastructure and success stories is. The Digital Yakutia Diamond documentary released this spring tells in detail about the region's success in the field of numbers.

In 2020, against the background of the increased importance of electronic services in a pandemic and the acceleration of digital processes, a separate area of ​ ​ work will be the preparation of anti-crisis leaders CDO (Chief Data Officer) and teams of the digital economy (CLICK) within the framework of the federal project "Personnel for the Digital Economy." Training on data-based management programs will become design and acceleration: 500 teams will form projects, 50 of which will be implemented in regional authorities and large companies and corporations. The main requirement for the projects of digital teams will be humanocentric: they will be focused on the development of anti-crisis solutions in demand in the economy, available in the format of "one click." The start of the CLICK program is scheduled for autumn 2020.

Employees of the mayor's office of Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk with the support of Rosatom will learn the technologies of a "lean smart city"

In the mayor's office of Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, in preparation for the digital transformation of the municipality, employee training began. The first educational session was attended by 23 people. On a daily basis, such sessions will be held for all 600 employees of the municipality. Experts from the operator of the digital transformation project, RuSat Infrastructure Solutions JSC (RIR, part of Rosatom State Corporation), are training. RIR announced this on July 16, 2020. Read more here.

15 thousand people will be able to get additional education in the field of intellectual property for free

The working group "Personnel for the Digital Economy" of the organization "Digital Economy" approved the requirements for programs of additional vocational education (DPO) for specialists, managers and prepodavateley̆ in the field of intellectual property. The requirements will become the basis for the competitive selection of organizations for the development and implementation of educational programs, which will be announced in July 2020. This became known on June 25, 2020.

The requirements for DPO in the field of intellectual property were developed by the Competence Center for Personnel for the Digital Economy of the University 2035. They include requirements for the structure and content of the training program, for the curriculum and terms of training, as well as for students.

According to the rules, at the start of training under the program, the level of ownership of the studied competencies by students with the ability to collect a digital trace should be determined. The digital footprint involves testing DPO students for training purposes and mastery of subject knowledge before passing the program, as well as testing after training - determining the level of knowledge gained and reflecting the achievement of the set goals. At the same time, entrance, intermediate, final certification and reflection of students should be carried out on the platform of the University 2035.

In total, within the framework of the federal project "Personnel for the Digital Economy" by 2024, 100,000 specialists in the field of intellectual property will be trained, 15,000 people will be able to improve their qualifications in 2020. The program is free for listeners, it is funded by subsidies from the federal budget, - comments Sergey Pilipenko, director of the direction "Personnel for the digital economy" of the organization "Digital Economy."

The programs will cover the following thematic areas in the field of intellectual property: legal protection of the results of intellektualnoy̆ activities and means of individualization in Russia and abroad; civil law issues of information protection in the organization; features of pravovoy̆ protection and use of software and databases, technologies developed in the company; conducting patent research; marketing in the field of intellektualnoy̆ property; maintaining accounting and tax records of intangible assets;

• development of contracts in the field of creation and use of results of intellektualnoy̆ activities;
• pre-trial and judicial settlement of disputes in the field of intellektualnoy̆ property, including using modern digital technologies in different jurisdictions;
• legal support of export operations in terms of intellectual property;
• assessment of the value of intellectual property;
• commercialization of the results of intellectual activity and means of individualization.

The quality of educational services of organizations will be monitored by an independent examination, including with the involvement of international experts, as well as by receiving feedback from listeners, employers and teachers.

As of June 2020, most federal districts have completed training on 2019 programs. It was held in educational organizations selected according to the results of the competition.

Training under the programs will begin after the competition of educational institutions, which is scheduled to be completed in July-August 2020.

2000 Russian civil servants will develop digital transformation projects and protect them by the end of the year in RANEPA

By the end of 2020, 2000 middle managers of federal and regional executive bodies who participate or plan to take part in the implementation of projects for the digital transformation of public administration at different levels will be able to undergo training at the Training Center for Heads of Digital Transformation of the Higher School of Economics of the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration under the program "Implementation of Digital Transformation Projects." This became known on May 21, 2020.

During the entrance tests, which will be held online, potential participants in the course will present the idea of ​ ​ their transformation project or describe a digital transformation project that is already being worked on. In addition to studying the theory, the course participants are waiting for teamwork on projects, which will be organized remotely.

Working on projects in groups ― the most important part of the course, since these projects are not educational: each of them will come to the defense and receive assessments from independent experts. The best initiatives aimed at real digital transformation in public administration and various industries will have the opportunity to implement. Taking into account the need to maintain the high quality of group work taking into account the peculiarities of the online format, we use additional infrastructure and involve experienced moderators and experts who will accompany students throughout the course, forming a single information space, comments Director of the Center for Training Leaders of Digital Transformation Ksenia Tkacheva.

In the near future, classes will be held online, but as quarantine measures are mitigated and the epidemiological situation improves, students will also be able to undergo training in full-time and part-time format.

During the course, civil servants learn to work with data, study the architecture of IT systems, and also develop soft skills, such as the ability to assemble a team and organize collaboration, project management skills and others.

Researchers at our center studied the experience of digital transformation of different countries, and based on the data obtained, they concluded that it is not enough to attract good developers and create a modern platform to fully transform and create high-quality government services. Successful digitalization of public administration is impossible without the reorganization of business processes, changing the organizational culture of departments, preliminary optimization of processes. In order for the graduates of the Center to successfully develop their projects, it is necessary to give them the appropriate methodological and management tools, regardless of the current position, thinks Ksenia Tkacheva.

In addition to the program "Implementation of digital transformation projects" for employees of federal and regional executive bodies, as of May 2020, the Center continues training under the program "Head of digital transformation" for senior managers of deputy ministers and heads of federal agencies (the program started in March 2020), as well as under the advanced training program "Digital Transformation and Digital Economy: Technologies and Competencies" for students from Russian regions. In addition, in 2020, the Center plans to implement the online training program "Fundamentals of Digital Transformation in State and Municipal Administration."

TAdviser interview

In April 2020, in an interview with TAdviser, the President's Special Representative for Digital and Technological Development, General Director of the Platform of the National Technological Initiative, who heads the Young Professionals direction of the Agency for Strategic Initiatives (ASI) , Dmitry Peskov spoke about the formation of a new look of the NTI, the results of the organization already achieved, as well as the results of the Competence Center "Personnel for the Digital Economy" - University 2035. Read more here.

Schools and children's camps received 800 million rubles for "pumping" in mathematics and computer science

The Ministry of Education has identified the finalists of three competitions for grants within the framework of the federal project "Personnel for the Digital Economy" of the national program "Digital Economy." They were 104 educational organizations from 39 regions. The total amount of grants allocated to him is more than 800 million rubles. This follows from the order of the Ministry of Education, posted by the department on its official website on April 2. download the order

With the allocated funds in 2020-2021, the winners will be engaged in the development of education in the field of mathematics, computer science and technologies of the digital economy. This includes holding the necessary events for schoolchildren, updating educational programs, purchasing innovative equipment, as well as improving the qualifications of teachers, according to the official website of the Digital Economy national program.

The winners of the competition for grants for thematic shifts for schoolchildren in advanced areas of mathematics, computer science and digital technologies were 28 seasonal camps and educational organizations from 17 regions. The largest grants will be received by the following organizations:

• Evpatoria-Crimea-Resort, Evpatoria (50 million rubles);
• Interscholastic Aesthetic Center, Krasnodar (40 million rubles);
• "Health camp of future entrepreneurs and conservationists" Nadezhda, "Makhachkala (38 million rubles).
• Center for advanced training in the field of information technology, Izhevsk (39.9 million rubles);
• Private institution of additional education "Noogen School," Novosibirsk (32 million rubles);
• Center for Animation Pedagogy "Green Faces," p. Borovoe (31.3 million rubles);
• "Orenburg Accounting and Financial College," Orenburg (30 million rubles);
• Edikom Center for Continuing Education, Krasnoyarsk (28.8 million rubles);
• Humanitarian Technology Agency "Development Policy," Moscow (27 million rubles);
• "Regional Center for Informatization and Assessment of the Quality of Education," Izhevsk (22 million rubles);
• Center for Additional Education "Career Planning," Tomsk (18 million rubles);
• "Russian Railways," Moscow (16.5 million rubles);
• Autonomous non-profit organization of additional vocational education "Open Education, Moscow (14.8 million rubles);
• Moscow Aviation Institute, Moscow (11.5 million rubles).

On shifts, schoolchildren will have the opportunity to study digital technology, computer programs, robotics, laser cutting, master a 3D printer and create 3D models. In 2020, at least 5 thousand people will be able to become participants in such shifts in the format of a campus of youth innovation. The campus involves not only the acquisition of new skills, but also interaction with companies from the real sector of the economy, according to the Digital Economy website.

62 educational organizations from 35 regions won the competition for the development and dissemination of their experience in teaching mathematics, computer science and technology. The maximum grant amount in this competition was 6 million rubles. Grants in this amount were received by 14 organizations, including, in particular, the Nyurba Technical Lyceum named after A.N. Chusovsky and the Bobrovsky Educational Center "Leader" named after A.V. Gordeev.

Grant holders will become mentors for wards of schools in order to increase their level in the education of schoolchildren, and indicators of efficiency will be, among other things, improved results of the Unified State Exam, OGE and student Olympiads. Mentor schools should develop a methodology for organizing classes in ward schools and involve specialized universities and businesses in teaching, the Digital Economy website says.

The finalists of the competition for the creation and support of organizations for additional education of children and children's associations on the basis of schools for in-depth study of mathematics and informatics were 35 educational organizations from 26 regions. The largest grants, in the amount of 3 million rubles, were received by 21 educational organizations. Among them, for example, Lyceum No. 1 named after AS. Pushkin of the city of Tomsk and Amur State University.

Schoolchildren in grades 5-11 will be able to study for free in mathematics and computer science circles, developing their critical, creative and product thinking. Teachers from specialized universities will be involved in training, and master classes, actions, workshops, project olympiads, hackathons and other events will also be held at the sites of these organizations, the Digital Economy website explains.

TAdviser interview with Boris Nuraliev, head of the working group on "Personnel for the Digital Economy" at the ANO "Digital Economy"

In March 2020, in an interview with TAdviser, the head of the working group in the direction of "Personnel for the Digital Economy" at the ANO "Digital Economy" and the head of the APKIT Education Committee, Boris Nuraliev, spoke about the personnel hunger and plans to digitalize the domestic economy. Read more here.

Why do IT specialists go to the public sector, where salaries are up to 30% lower than the market. TAdviser Discussion

What are the new requirements and to which employees are the processes of informatization of government agencies? During the discussion discussion "Personnel of the Digital Economy," which unfolded at the TAdviser Government Day conference on March 11, many listeners were told new depths of the issue that they may not have even suspected. More details - in the article "Why IT shniki go to the public sector, where salaries are up to 30% lower than the market."

2019

2,350 civil servants from 21 regions trained

On May 7, 2020, Innopolis University published a report for 2019. According to the document, IT university specialists trained 2,350 civil servants from 21 regions under the programs "CDO (Chief Data Officer) - data-based management" and "CDTO - Chief Digital Transformation Officer: Head of Digital Transformation."

We continue to prepare personnel for the transformation of society and the formation of technological sovereignty at all possible levels, introduce our experience in the development of modern competencies in other constituent entities of the federation, share practice with the global educational community. told Kirill Semenikhin, Director of Innopolis University

With the support of an IT university, 5,000 schoolchildren and 450 education workers from 40 countries of the world studied in key areas of the digital economy: computer science, mathematics, artificial intelligence, information security, robotics. Read more here.

Ministry of Economic Development and RVC create a venture capital fund for the project "Personnel for the Digital Economy"

The Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation and RVC agreed on the main parameters for organizing activities and financing a venture capital fund to support promising educational technologies of the digital economy. The document was signed in June 2019 at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum by Deputy Minister of Economic Development of the Russian Federation Ilya Torosov and RVC Director General Alexander Povalko.

The fund is being created in pursuance of the federal project "Personnel for the Digital Economy" of the national program "Digital Economy of the Russian Federation" of the Government of the Russian Federation for the development of promising educational technologies using the best world technological solutions to increase the efficiency and accessibility of education. Within the framework of the Fund's activities, it is planned to develop Russian technology companies in the field of education with their subsequent expansion abroad, as well as the transfer of world educational technologies to Russia.

The total amount of the fund will amount to 7 billion rubles due to the provision of RVC from the federal budget in 2019-2021. budget investments with an increase in the equivalent part of the participation of the Russian Federation in the authorized capital of RVC. The period of activity of the Fund will be 10 years with the possibility of a double extension for a period of 1 year. The fund will be organized in the form of an investment partnership, while the managing comrade of the Fund will be determined as a result of the open selection procedure.

Within the framework of the Fund's activities, it is planned to organize acceleration activities, which will expand the funnel of potentially successful projects and stimulate the development of new technological solutions.

2018

Following the meeting of the Government Commission on the Use of Information Technologies to Improve the Quality of Life and Business Conditions, held on February 9, 2018, an action plan was approved in the direction of "Personnel and Education" of the "Digital Economy of the Russian Federation" program.

As Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev noted, any enterprise, any production, any field of activity is always people who work.

We need modern specialists who are well oriented in the digital environment, who understand how to apply the latest technologies both in their work and simply in life. And what seemed to us outstanding, say, in the 1990s, that is, standard computer ownership at the household level, today is clearly not enough, - said the prime minister.

According to him, it is necessary to improve the education system so that it can provide the digital economy with competent personnel.

We should have more university graduates who have the basic competencies of the digital economy. More IT professionals and more who use these technologies with confidence. It is important that people have the motivation to master new directions that are in demand by the digital economy. Employers should also be involved in this. It is beneficial for them themselves if their employees develop, gain additional knowledge. And large companies, including those with state participation, could create training services, courses, "Medvedev added.

Purposes

The Personnel and Education Roadmap contains 5 main goals:

• Creation of a system of motivation for citizens to master the necessary competencies and participate in the development of the digital economy of Russia
• The education system must meet new challenges, promote the comprehensive development of students, train competent personnel for the digital economy
• Creating Key Conditions for Digital Economy Training
• Employers should promote the development of personnel taking into account the requirements of the digital economy
• Creation of conditions for the implementation of the direction "Personnel and Education" of the program "Digital Economy of the Russian Federation"

Tasks

To achieve the above goals, 13 tasks must be solved:

• Motivate and assist citizens, including older ones, to master the key competencies of the digital economy
• Motivate companies to create jobs and train their employees and other citizens to master the key competencies of the digital economy
• Motivate highly qualified foreign citizens to participate in the development of the digital economy of Russia
• Create and introduce into the education system requirements for key competencies of the digital economy
• The education system ensures the comprehensive development of a person in a new digital environment and identifies talents
• The system of higher and secondary vocational education works in the interests of preparing and adapting citizens to the conditions of the digital economy and training competent specialists for the digital economy
• The system of additional vocational education works in the interests of training competent specialists for the digital economy
• Develop and test the concept of key competencies and models of competencies of the digital economy, ensuring effective interaction of business, education and society as a whole in the digital economy
• Develop a mechanism for independent certification (assessment) of personnel competencies within the framework of the education system and the labor market in the digital economy
• Create a format for using personal profiles of citizens' competencies and trajectories of their development, as well as determine the rules for accessing this information of individuals and legal entities within the framework of testing
• Ensure necessary and adequate use of competency profiles and personal development trajectories
• Ensure that digital economy objectives are taken into account in employee qualification requirements and qualification assessment systems
• Organizational support for the implementation of the direction "Personnel and Education" of the program "Digital Economy of the Russian Federation"

Expected results

After the implementation of the program activities, which are designed for 2018-2021, the developers of the plan expect concrete results. For example, a system for distributing personal digital certificates should be developed. A mechanism for assessing the level of competence should appear, the results of which will give advantages to those entering universities (a digital analogue of TRP standards). Training and testing programs will be developed aimed at forming key competencies of the digital economy. A system of standards on the competencies of the digital economy for all ages is expected to appear.

In addition, a priority project "Digital School" should appear and the concept of a comprehensive alienated knowledge system, software and hardware, which can be replicated in the regions of Russia, should be developed. Educational organizations will have to start using personal competency profiles of students and ensure personal trajectories of their development. The number of students accepted for higher education programs in the IT field in several years should increase from 60 to 120 thousand students.

For teachers, advanced training programs should be developed taking into account the WorldSkills Russia standards for competencies that are a priority for the digital economy (at least 5,000 teachers should undergo advanced training programs annually).

Accelerators to nurture project teams in the interests of the digital economy should appear in at least 15 cities of the country with high scientific potential. In addition, at least 7 venture funds should be created with the participation of universities, their graduates, partner companies to finance student startups in the field of digital economy at the sowing stage.

A system of digital bonuses should be created in the country, allowing students to receive rewards for various achievements (winning the Olympiad or in a sports competition, social activity, etc.) and launch startups, receive investments from venture capital funds, undergo acceleration programs, and carry out other types of entrepreneurial activity in a virtual environment.

A comprehensive educational and acceleration environment should appear that allows a student, student, young scientist and specialist, regardless of place of residence, to gain knowledge, skills and experience of entrepreneurial activity, access to advanced "end-to-end technologies" of the digital economy, access to the resources necessary to create and develop a business, entering communities and expert networks in the field of technology and entrepreneurship. Associations and associations of schools, universities and colleges, individual active educational institutions, business associations and individual companies, regions and individual active territorial entities are expected to be involved in the creation and development of this environment.

During the implementation of the program, up to 1000 commercially oriented scientific and technical projects in the field of promising "end-to-end" technologies of the digital economy will be selected. In addition, it is planned to master the practice of accounting for entrepreneurial achievements of students as a final qualification work ("startup as a diploma").

By the end of 2021, 20 advanced training programs should be developed for competencies in demand in the digital economy, while 5 million people should undergo training under the programs.

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