Abstract
Research background: Today information technologies occupy many spheres of human activity, including political government systems. The new digital reality requires a revision of the political and economic science methodology and a transition to a new paradigm that meets the challenges of information globalization. Purpose of the article: The article is devoted to the study of the European and Russian experience in teaching digital skills to citizens and civil servants. The need to improve existing digital competencies in the context of widespread digitalization is determined. Methods: The main research method is a comparative analysis of the European and Russian approaches to the digital competencies formation in the sphere of public administration and politics, emerging and transforming under the influence of widespread globalization and digitalization. Particular attention is paid to state strategies, programs and projects aimed at digital development and modernization of all areas of society. Findings & Value added: On the basis of the study, the authors formulated the European and Russian models of teaching digital competencies, focusing on the sphere of public administration and politics, highlighted the disadvantages of the Russian model and the advantages of the European approach, and also offered recommendations on the prospects for the spread of European practice in Russian conditions.
Highlights
Evolving technologies transform the traditional ways of the public economy sector functioning
The main research questions of this article are: What is the significance of digital competencies for modern society? What ways of digital competencies development are being implemented in Europe and Russia at the state level? What are the challenges these countries face in the implementation of projects aimed at digital transformation in the field of public administration and politics? What conditions are necessary for the effective digital competencies development?
The results of the analysis reveal that Nordic countries demonstrate the highest level digital skills, followed by the Western and Southern countries, and Eastern European countries have much lower rates
Summary
Evolving technologies transform the traditional ways of the public economy sector functioning. They provide governments with an opportunity to ensure effective decision-making processes for sustainable development and improving the citizens’well-being. The problem of the prevalence of the information and communication technologies' (ICT) pace development over the speed of governments' response to this challenge remains urgent. The public sector itself inadvertently creates digital barriers by implementing new technologies (artificial intelligence (AI), blockchain, cloud computing, big data, analytics) and providing e-services to citizens who cannot take full advantage of them. Digital barriers are associated not so much with a lack of access to ICT infrastructure, but with a lack of social justice in the modern information world. To expand access to the Internet, states are making serious efforts (The United Nations E-Government Survey 2018)
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