Mechanism for assessing the digital maturity of industrial enterprises’ personnel

Introduction. The current trends in the development of the world economy set the vector for innovative renewal in the industrial entities of the Russian Federation. Digital independence and technological sovereignty of enterprises are determined by the introduction of cutting-edge computer programs and advanced information support for domestic developers. All-encompassing digitalization with no regard to the digital maturity of personnel could be a challenge with a large number of personnel risks and financial losses. Therefore, the concerns for appropriate assessment of personnel’s digital maturity come to the front. Purpose. The purpose of this study is to develop an assessment mechanism for the digital maturity of personnel, which ensures the efficiency of assessment procedures that make it possible to objectively determine specialists’ readiness to work in the digital environment and promote industrial enterprises to a new level of technological development. Materials and Methods. The paper refers to the methods of structural analysis and synthesis, generalization, analogy, modeling, system analysis, and optimization. Results. The paper describes some ideas for assessing and increasing the digital maturity of personnel at industrial enterprises in the Russian Federation. These ideas expand the methodological tools of modern managers and support accelerated modernization processes that transfer enterprises to a state of innovative activity. Conclusion. The author’s developments and conclusions have high practical significance for the development of key competencies at the Russian enterprises. This contributes into achieving the goals and higher competitiveness in a turbulent economy. The strategic guideline for further research is the issues of methodological and technological support for the developed proposals.