Global S&T trends and challenges to the labor market in Russia

Foreign and Russian studies demonstrate a rapid change in the global scientific and technological landscape. Based on the review of analytical studies, the most important technological innovations are Internet of Things; big data; smart manufacturing; combining robots, nanotechnology and artificial intelligence, etc. The effect of technological transformations is already manifesting itself in almost all spheres of society, including leading to radical restructuring in the labor market. In particular, new technologies contribute to the withering away of professions that performed by machines, and the emergence of new professions associated with the management of new technological processes. It is obvious that one of the keys to successful adaptation to promising scientific and technological trends at the national level is the timely restructuring of the personnel training system, taking into account the current and future needs of the labor market. Consequently, the world scientific and technological trends themselves, and the transformation of the labor market in Russia caused by them, require a timely and effective response from the national authorities. First, the state is the largest customer in the personnel training system and is able to take measures to provide the economy with the necessary specialists. Second, new technologies and new professions require appropriate regulations. Third, the subordination of the general development strategy of Russia to the requirements of global production and service modernization is seen as a vital factor in maintaining national competitiveness.