Issues Of Application Of The Digital Platform In Educational Activities

Abstract

The Unified Digital Platform of Science and Higher Education was developed by the Ministry of Education and Science of Russia. It is aimed at implementing measures of the state policy involving the scientific and technical development of the Russian Federation. The purpose of the article is to analyze the development of the digital platform applied in educational activities, taking into account the digitalization of universities and the level of demand for specialists in the labor market. A favorable result may be an access of organizations to certified specialists, direct participation in innovative and scientific projects developed by universities, implementation of professional competencies into the curriculum, taking into account the specifics of enterprises, bodies and organizations, the employer's ability to select applicants based on the information about future specialists. The goal can be achieved by activating the digital platform of the university and implementing it by organizations, institutions, bodies that have concluded long-term labor contracts or are ready to conclude them in the future. The methodological basis of the article is results of the studies conducted by the Institute of Economics, Management and Law of Irkutsk National Research University. The novelty of the study is due to the theoretical justification and development of approaches to the transformation of digital platforms according to the Concept developed and approved by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation. The authors assessed the effectiveness of its implementation and identified current targets.