The need for human capital development in an innovative economy
In the conditions of growing competition in the global market for goods and services, the development of an innovative and high-tech sector of the economy allows reducing the technological gap with developed countries and providing competitive advantages. The intensity of innovation processes, namely the development of innovations and their introduction into all sectors of the economy is one of the most important tools for achieving the objectives set, in the field of innovative development and overcoming the technological gap of the country. Obviously, the success of the country's innovative development largely depends on the effectiveness of state policy in the field of innovation and the qualitative formation of human capital. At present, the Government of the Russian Federation is implementing a fairly active state policy in the field of innovations, identifying strategic goals, objectives, key development directions. However, many innovation processes and identified priorities do not achieve their goals. As before, there is not a sufficiently high level of innovation activity of enterprises in the industrial sector, there is a low susceptibility of innovations and the level of their commercialization. The importance of human capital increases dramatically, especially in the context of the inefficiency of innovation processes. It is human capital, its intellectual abilities, for the knowledge-based economy that is the most important strategic resource capable of providing economic growth and a breakthrough in the field of high technologies. The author considers the main directions of the state policy in the field of innovative development of the Russian Federation. The article provides international ratings of countries in terms of their innovative and technological development. The author analyzes the main indicators of innovative activity of the country. The role of human capital in the innovative economy of the country is considered and its significance is determined.