The method to study the competencies of the subjects of the digital economy

Abstract

The purpose of the paper is to present the author’s method to study the competencies required to organizations for the digital economy development. The widespread use of mobile computing devices by citizens in their daily and professional activities, the growth of the internet of things, the accumulation of Big Data, the improvement and emergence of new information technologies (IT) open up new opportunities for conducting economic activities, provided that the subjects possess the competencies of the digital economy. Materials and methods . The research is based on the analysis of IT development trends and options for their application in various types of economic activities. The approach of linear programming was used as a basis, which allowed us to present a bunch of competencies in the form of a matrix. The information base of the study was made up of methodological approaches used in economics and science to research digital competencies, as well as data from reports of leading consulting companies. Results. The author’s method has been developed for studying the competences of digital economy subjects as a large set of knowledge and skills for using modern IT to solve current economic problems. The research method consists in structuring the bunch in the form of a matrix, the size of which is determined by the number of modern IT and economic activities. The values in the matrix reflect the number of competencies of the subject to use a specific IT in a particular type of activity. Conclusion. In modern conditions of digitalization of society, digital competencies are represented by a large set of knowledge and skills. The use of one IT in different activities solves a different set of tasks, and competence assumes the ability of the subject to solve a certain problem using it. Many competencies will continue to grow as the digital economy develops. Limiting the bunch of competencies to a list of universal competencies will lead to a rapid loss of its relevance to the economy. The developed method makes it possible to conduct research on the availability of organizations with the necessary competencies, to identify areas where it is necessary to form new competencies or adapt them from other types of economic activity.