The education system role in the formation of the innovative potential of the modern Russian society

The author of article researches an education system role in formation of modern innovative society. For work the applied methods of the system analysis, structurally functional approach, competence approach on which modern modeling of conditions of innovative activities is based became significant. The author is sure that the key role in development of society of the 21st century will be determined by knowledge. Development of the modern market of intellectual work assumes the organization of investments into science and education, creation of effective mechanisms of protection of the rights in the field of intellectual property. Effective use of educational potential of science is possible only in case of successful integration of the younger generation of researchers into research and production process as in new conditions the main resource of society - the human potential constituting quality of highly professional activities.