Vol. 53 No. 3 (2023)
EDITORIAL

The thorny route

V.A. Kryukov
Institute of Economics and Industrial Engineering, SB RAS, Novosibirsk

Published 2023-03-06

How to Cite

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Kryukov В. The thorny route. ECO [Internet]. 2023 Mar. 6 [cited 2024 Aug. 24];53(3):4-7. Available from: https://ecotrends.ru/index.php/eco/article/view/4575

Abstract

No matter how ambitious the strategies, programs, socio-economic development plans, etc. are, in the end, it is people who decide everything. The distinctive feature of the modern world and economy is the rapid dynamics of processes taking place in them. Previously established ideas and proven practices and approaches to solve various problems and problems are constantly being transformed and updated. The driver and ultimate goal of transformations is Man with his understanding of the processes taking place and with certain specific knowledge and skills, which, naturally, also require constant updating. In such a dynamic world it is hardly possible to train in advance all the skills that will be necessary and in demand in his various activities in the near and even more so in the distant future. In addition, our contemporary, in order to succeed, must not only have knowledge and skills, it is important to be able to generate them.

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