Human Potential in Education as the Basis for the Formation of the Digital Economy

The article analyzes the issues related to the development of the digital economy in Russia, determining the factors that affect the intensity of this process. The author considers human potential as one of the drivers of the digital economy. The formation of the digital economy in Russia depends on the process of social development associated with the dissemination of knowledge and the formation of skills necessary for inclusion in the digital environment, which should become a general trend in society. Attention is drawn to the fact that the key processes that influence the formation of the digital environment are associated with the acquisition of appropriate digital competencies that allow a person to become an active participant in the process aimed at the formation and development of a sustainable economy in Russia. At the same time, the state should be actively involved in the process of creating conditions for the inclusion of the achievements of digitalization in the daily organization of the population's life, the perception of it as a norm. The analysis of statistical indicators reflecting the situation in the expansion of professional opportunities associated with the integration of the results of the development of digital technologies and traditional forms of labor activity is considered and presented. This justifies the change in professional requirements for workers, which means that a person should realize their potential through education and self-education in terms of acquiring new knowledge and skills in the field of the digital environment, the formation of digital competencies. The necessity of measures aimed at the development of human potential is justified, which is considered as an important element that affects the performance indicators of the digital economy.