The fourth industrial revolution: economic form and social content

Abstract

The changes in social relations, forms of economic interaction and requirements for vocational education in conditions of intensive technological development, the creation of new innovative industries and the emergence of new forms of employment are considered. The necessary knowledge and competencies of employees for effective participation in economic and social life, ensuring a balance of individual and public interests based on the unity of economic form and social content are discussed. Forecasts of the impact of technological modernization processes on the requirements for employees and the economic activities of St. Petersburg enterprises and organizations are given.