Formation of IT-functional literacy of university students and teachers as a prerequisite for managing societal security risks of social development

The article presents the results of pilot studies of university students’ competencies in the field of information and communication technologies (ICT). Monitoring of ICT competencies is seen as a tool to assess the progress of educational outcomes. Along with spring of new phenomena - virtual educational environment - modern institution and educational practices are extensively developing. Self-organized teaching networks, PCs and gadgets have become an integral part of the daily social life of students, online forms of learning are legitimized, as a consequence - the inevitability of incorporating online courses into the traditional educational system, the virtualization of the educational process. The unpreparedness of the educational system to adapt to new technological challenges can entail significant social risks. Formation of IT-functional literacy of university students and teachers is a prerequisite for the managing societal security risks of social development. Promoting the idea of introducing information and communication competencies of teachers and students in higher education as a targeted state policy is a necessary condition for the survival of Russian society and the confrontation with the technological backwardness.