Cooperation between ESCEG and RANEPA on competence training for the directors of digital transformation

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MERCEDES DELGADO FERNANDEZ^а
ANA GLORIA NAVARRO PENTON^а
JOSÉ MIGUEL VALDES PORTAL^а

^аHigher School of State and Government Cadres of Cuba (Escuela Superior de Cuadros del Estado y del Gobierno / ESCEG)

DOI: 10.22394/2070-8378-2022-24-2-68-74

Abstract:
This article highlights the contribution of the ESCEG – RANEPA collaboration for training managers in digital transformation skills. The authors emphasize the priority that the governments of Cuba and the Russian Federation give to the processes of digital transformation. The article demonstrates the main actions, results, and forecasts in international cooperation between the universities. As part of international cooperation, the Higher School of State and Government Cadres of Cuba and the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration (RANEPA) are developing and implementing programs aimed at training civil servants and officials, acquiring the skills and competencies needed to manage the processes of digital transformation. Considering the experience of the Russian Federation in the processes of digital transformation of public administration and the actions taken by the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration (RANEPA) in the development of management programs to educate civil servants and help them acquire the necessary skills to develop these processes, the Higher School of State and Government Cadres of Cuba (ESCEG) is now introducing these practices into own training courses. Higher School of State and Government Cadres of Cuba began a collaboration with RANEPA on September 17, 2019, which was consolidated by signing a Memorandum of Cooperation. This agreement refers to joint work in the areas of public administration and business, training of senior managers, as well as strengthening friendship between the parties. Despite the challenging epidemiological situation caused by COVID-19, cooperation is developing actively using remote technologies and is supported by the highest officials in the Russian Federation and Cuba

Keywords:
international cooperation, competencies, skills, personnel, training, digital transformation

Received:
March 24, 2022

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