Moscow. August 23. INTERFAX.RU – A special stream of the program “Implementation of Digital Transformation Projects” has started, within which teams of universities will be helped to develop digital strategies, the press service of the Center for Training Leaders and Teams of Digital Transformation of the Higher School of Public Administration (GSHU) RANEPA told Interfax.
Earlier, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Chernyshenko instructed the Ministry of Education and Science to introduce the post of Vice-Rector for Digital Transformation. The responsibilities of the new leader will include planning initiatives for the digitalization of the university. The work of the leaders of the digital transformation of universities will be evaluated by the Ministry of Education and Science and the Ministry of Digital Development.
The Center for the Training of Leaders and Teams of Digital Transformation of the Higher School of Economics, RANEPA trains state and municipal employees in the basics of digital transformation and the digital economy in four areas.
“The program” Implementation of digital transformation projects “is designed for leaders of digital transformation, and differs in that students are trained in priority sectors of the social sphere and the economy. The flows are implemented jointly with ministries – the program is adapted to the requests of departments, taking into account urgent tasks. employees of the Ministry of Natural Resources, the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Energy, the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Industry and Trade, “the message says.
It is noted that “if the teams of other departments created prototypes of digital projects, then the students of the new stream of the Ministry of Education and Science will develop strategies for the digital transformation of educational institutions.”
“The digital vice-rectors have an ambitious task – to create an environment conducive to the digital transformation of universities, to organize interaction with employers, on which the demand for graduates depends. And for this, university specialists need to become students themselves. 94 leaders in education and science will be trained in three modules and will learn to use digital technologies to transform educational and scientific processes, while taking into account ethical risks, “the message says.
According to Ksenia Tkacheva, Director of the Center for Training Leaders and Teams of Digital Transformation at the Higher School of Economics, RANEPA, despite the fact that the process of digital transformation is no longer news, but a necessity for most organizations and structures, not everyone manages to move with the same speed and flexibility. “In the traditionally conservative sphere of higher education, only due to the pandemic and the need to organize distance work and training, universities began to actively introduce new digital tools and services. To speed up this process, a government decree was issued on the need to appoint a head of digital transformation (RCT) at each university. Since 2019, The center has trained more than 20 thousand people: leaders and teams of digital transformation of the public sector. We have generalized this experience, attracted experts and are ready to help the teams of universities to effectively cope with the tasks set, “Tkacheva said.
The training will last until October 15. During this time, 15 teams will be trained on the stream.
