In Russia, it is planned to develop a program to support “reverse” relocations to solve the problem of lack of IT specialists. Recommissioning them or helping them find a new job is also recommended, as well as providing temporary housing and financial assistance. This initiative was described in an article published in the latest issue of the magazine of the All-Russian Scientific Research Institute, the newspaper writes. “News”.
While additional benefits may help bring back some foreign IT workers, experts say they won’t completely eliminate the talent gap. They also state that more budget space should be created for training in IT. In the context of international conflicts, the problem of outflow of IT specialists has become even worse, which can negatively affect the economic security of the country.
The article “Human capital, economic security and technological dominance in the IT industry” published in the journal “Social and Labor Research” of the All-Russian Labor Research Institute presents a graph showing the share of IT specialists in the total number of employees in various countries. The authors note that Russia is among those left out, with an indicator of 2.4% for 2021, and the exit of programmers only exacerbates this problem.
Previously Journalists appreciated Attempts of the authorities to solve the personnel shortage in the industry.