The regional-matrix approach to the training of highly qualified personnel for the sustainable development of the mining region

The state, regional and industry approaches to the problem of personnel training for building an innovative knowledge economy at all levels that ensures sustainable development of the region are analyzed in the article using the cases of the Kemerovo region and the coal industry. A new regional-matrix approach to the training of highly qualified personnel is proposed, which allows to link the training systems with the regional economic matrix “natural resources - cognitive resources” developed by the author. A special feature of the new approach is the consideration of objective conditions and contradictions of regional systems of personnel training, which have formed as part of economic systems of regions differ-entiated in the matrix. The methodology of the research is based on the statement about the interconnectivity of general and local knowledge, from which the understanding of the need for a combination of regional, indus-try and state approaches to personnel training is derived. A new form of representing such a combination is the proposed approach, which is based on matrix analysis. The results of the research can be implemented in the practice of modernization of professional education of workers in the coal industry of the natural resources extractive region

Corporate social policy - problems of institutionalization and experience of Russian oil and gas companies

The article examines a range of problems related to the process of institutionalization in the corporate social policy, characterizing the social responsibility of business and representing a part of the general strategy of corporate social responsibility. The experience of the social policy implementation in oil and gas companies is analyzed

Digitalization in a resource-extracting region: from cluster to business ecosystem

The purpose of the study is to trace the evolution of the mineral resource cluster in a resource-extracting region from a territorial association of entities in the industrial economy to a business ecosystem in the digital economy within the framework of the sustainable development concept. The urgency of the research is due to the increase in the information and knowledge intensity of a product in the digital economy, which makes the cluster policy based on the digital principle more efficient than that based on the territorial principle. The digitalization of the mineral resource sector of a resource-extracting region, started with a cluster - a progressive organizational and managerial form - is seen by the authors as a strategic means of increasing the sustainability and efficiency of the socio-economic development of a region. The delegation of responsibility for the modernization of the economy to the regional level gives particular importance to regional research. The dependence on the state of the world market of fuel and energy resources, the exhaustion of the mainly raw material export model of economic growth put Kuzbass, the mining region of Western Siberia, in the most difficult situation. The issue of accelerating the transition to an innovation resource type of development through structural and technological transformation in the context of the general course towards digitalization is urgent for it. A theoretical substantiation of the necessity, possibility and feasibility of digitalization of the mineral resource cluster as a factor in the sustainable development of a resource-extracting region is presented in the article

Governing territories in turbulence with advanced marketing frameworks

The world is living in a period of turbulence in terms of health and environmental emergencies, markets and societies complexity. Providing sustainable wellbeing and quality of life to population is a challenge for governments. Policy makers are searching for useful strategies to satisfying the needs of population, and forecasting problems for the future. Technology, use of data, international cooperation and networks are change-generating forces that cause effects on markets and societies and modify the design, production, and consumption of products and services. Companies manage the factors that stimulate the change, modifying or adapting their management and marketing approaches. The challenge of managing turbulence of societies and the relationship with internal and external stakeholders appears to be more difficult for governments. Including literature from sociology, geography, and business and management, a selection of multidisciplinary contributions is presented to explain the role of advanced marketing frameworks appliable by governments to overcome the complexity within territories caused by the change-generating forces. The paper presents the place marketing ‘value co-creation driven’ as a useful framework to manage the place value proposition by governments, using specific capabilities and a systemic approac

Systematic approach in petroleum personnel competence assessment

The article is devoted to professional competence improvement of personnel in the petroleum industry. The technique for competence assessment optimization in oil and gas well drilling is developed. The specification for the oil and gas industry competence profiles has been provided

Sustainable university development: concepts, initiatives, results

The paper presents an analysis of approaches, tools and initiatives aimed at the formation of concepts of sustainable development in the field of education, as well as the active inclusion of all university stakeholders in solving the problems of the world community.The results obtained during the analysis show that higher education institutions around the world are actively involved in the process of forming the concept of a sustainable university and make a significant contribution to the implementation of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Based on the example of foreign and Russian practices of introducing the concept of sustainable development of education into the strategy of modern universities, it substantiates the need to create sustainable university campuses in Russia, which will allow to solve up-to-date world problems.The results of this study may be of interest to government authorities, university management, teachers, researchers, postgraduate students of Russian and world universities, as well as to all those interested in education for sustainable development

Occupational safety and health in digital economy: Challenges for government regulation

Economic transformation has a strong impact on the labor market. New forms of employmen

Corporate social policy - problems of institutionalization and experience of Russian oil and gas companies

The article examines a range of problems related to the process of institutionalization in the corporate social policy, characterizing the social responsibility of business and representing a part of the general strategy of corporate social responsibility. The experience of the social policy implementation in oil and gas companies is analyzed

Retirement literacy as a basis for prospective retirees' well-being

The article addresses the problem of teaching prospective retirees to maintain their finances, which will ensure their financial security and well-being. A key issue is the influence of financial literacy on the amount of future pension assets. The analysis of the existing instruments of pension savings enabled to suggest a complex of activities aimed at developing a prospective retirees’ ability to plan and manage pension assets