Network Education Capital as a Specific Digital Economy Asset

In the context of the global digital transformation, the most important factors determining socio-economic progress are the specific properties of human capital that are inherent only in the digital economy. In the new conditions, the role of integratively distributed network interaction of particip...

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Published in:ITM web of conferences 2020, Vol.35, p.1023
Main Authors: Yegina, Natalia A., Zemskova, Elena S., Vatolkina, Natalia Sh
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Computer networks
Digital economy
Education
Human capital
Linearity
Network formation
Psychology
Social networks
Sociology
Verticality
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Summary:In the context of the global digital transformation, the most important factors determining socio-economic progress are the specific properties of human capital that are inherent only in the digital economy. In the new conditions, the role of integratively distributed network interaction of participants of global, national, corporate and social networks in the training of highly qualified specialists with new information and network skills and competencies is growing, a new form of human capital is emerging - network education capital (network education capital). On the basis of an interdisciplinary approach (economics, sociology, psychology, pedagogy, etc.), positive externalities are described that arise as a result of the inclusion of education in network communication processes. One of the main specific features of modern education is the departure from its linearity and verticality. It is shown that the network formation capital acquires the properties of a specific asset that brings a quasi-rent, and acts as a social elevator only if the involvement of more entities in the network increases
ISSN:2271-2097
2431-7578
2271-2097
DOI:10.1051/itmconf/20203501023