Russian Universities in Digital Economy: Current State and Trends

Abstract:

Global world economy influences the development of the national economic systems. Under these conditions it is necessary to follow the world tendencies of development connected with economy digitalization. The digital economy proposes new requirements to the skilled personnel eager to work under the digitalization conditions. That means the new demands to the university graduates and to the universities. The article considers the current state of applying information-communication technologies used in Russian universities, and it also highlights the trends of their development in the area of higher education digitalization