Formation of the cultural competence as the necessary condition of preservation of integrity of cultural space and its creative potential

The article examines the notion of cultural competence. In its structure there are four levels: information, technological, heuristic and axiological. The development of cultural competence ensures the integrity of the cultural space. Special attention is paid to cultural innovation as the main engine of the dynamics of culture. The decrease in the level of cultural competence can cause the process of involution that represent a great danger to social production. Competence of the subject of activity means the presence of the required level of knowledge, information and possession dejatelnostnyj technologies in the field, giving him the right and opportunities according to their knowledge or authority to formulate and solve actual problems of its functioning and development, to objectively assess the results. There are encouraging new forms of social and cultural performances (e.g., network structure), able to resist the processes of dehumanization and manipulative, although it's a bit early to judge their cultural and creative potential.