Human Capital as a Factor of the Information Society Development in the CIS Countries

Abstract

The article analyzes the human potential for development of the information society in the CIS countries. The analysis is conducted in terms of the recommendations made in the Plan of Action adopted by the World Summit on the Summit on the Information Society, using the indicators defined by the World Economic Forum as well as expert estimates derived from the survey of information and communication technologies in Member States of the Commonwealth of Independent States. It is noted that the general problem of the CIS countries is the lack of attention to human capacity-building as a factor of the information society development and bridging the digital divide.