Approaches to resource management of a modern university in the context of digitalisation

Abstract

The article considers the evolution of university models, examines in detail the model of a digital university and pays special attention to changing the paradigm of university resource management in the context of digitalization. The transition from managing university resources to managing access to them is substantiated. This problem is relevant, since the Russian economy is faced with the task of overcoming technological dependence in the current conditions of restrictions and Western sanctions. The development of universities of a new quality, integrated with the real sector of the economy, operating on the basis of digital technologies and providing competitive innovative development, could be a solution to this problem. The purpose of the article is to propose a new methodology for the development of the university and the management of its resources in the context of digitalization. In the course of the study the authors solved the following tasks: they analyzed global trends and external risks for higher education; revealed the phenomenon of the digital university; substantiated the new principles of digital university resource management that meet the requirements of the fourth industrial revolution; proposed an approach to the digital development of the university based on the harmonization of the interests and requirements of stakeholders; considered the concepts of infrastructure logic and the strategy of digital transformation of the university. The article used both general scientifc research methods and special ones: frstly, statistical analysis of indicators of global innovation trends in the feld of digitalization of education and the economy; secondly, an institutional approach aimed at identifying effective institutions (rules of the game) that can increase the overall motivation of internal and external stakeholders of the university to ensure an effective digital transformation process; thirdly, the method of multiple thematic comparisons to analyze the scientifc literature and ofcial sources on the digital development of the university and the innovative economy. As a result of the study, the authors formulated a set of recommendations for developing a strategy for the digital transformation of Russian universities based on the author’s methodology for resource management in the digital age for integration into the global innovation process and obtaining leadership positions in global university rankings.