Competences increasing within the structural information component of the intellectual potential of industrial enterprises

The relevance of the research topic determined by the growing intensification of the modern information technologies and products of the digital economy usage in all areas of industrial production. The statement of the research problem is to identify factors that hinder the adaptation of modern information technologies and products of the digital economy, taking into account the industry specifics of production, and the level of information competencies of enterprise personnel. The purpose of this article is to determine structure and composition of information competencies with their subsequent detailing by category. This will allow controlling the level of knowledge of the information competencies of personnel and creating training and retraining programs for specialists and employees of enterprises. The result of the study was the formation of the composition and structure of information competencies. There are three categories of information competencies: basic, professional and complementary. Authors substantiated that further specification of information competencies in the context of these categories will contribute to the unification of approaches to assessing the level of competencies and professional training of specialists and employees of industrial enterprises.