Labour Market In Digital Economy: New Opportunities, Requirements And Threats

Abstract

This article is dedicated to the estimation of the influence that modern technology has on today’s world and Russian Labour market. The relevance of the chosen problem is sufficient due to the fact that the level of social digital development has a significant impact on the size of the labour markets, the qualification range of the employees and on the demand for certain professions. In this article citizens’ psychological readiness to implement digital technologies and unevenness in digital services distribution in Russia are estimated. This article also provides the results of the analysis of the influence of digital technologies on the Russian GDP growth, moreover, it reflects the contribution of different factors of growth to additional value of different economic sectors in Russia including industrial sector. Furthermore, it shows implementation dynamics of digital technologies across regions of the country, as well as it outlines the results of studies that characterize new labour market trends as a response to proactive implementation of digital economy in the socio-economic sphere of society. The article reveals proof of the need to develop basic user skills that provide access and usage of various digital devices and services online, both for the everyday life and for communication, as they are aimed at creating the ability to deliberately apply familiar information technologies in order to obtain specific practical results at workplace. Developing a creative approach in dealing with applications and digital services is considered crucially important.