Syrtsov Dmitry N.

Introduction. Agricultural products and their processing industries are a source of human livelihood and determine the socioeconomic development and well-being of any country. Russia is one of the countries where flax has been a key agricultural crop and export item for centuries. Purpose. To identify the prerequisites and opportunities for developing flax and flax-processed product production, as well as to identify sound innovation and investment solutions, taking into account various factors related to the implementation of Industry 4.0, on the one hand, and the traditions of flax production in Russia, on the other. Methods. The study is based on a combination of general and specialized scientific analysis methods, including traditional and adapted methods of historical, economic-statistical, and comparative analysis, as well as tools for studying commodity market conditions and the competitive environment in the global flax-processed product market. The development and evaluation of new innovative solutions for sustainable development, taking into account the long history of flax cultivation and processing in Russia, required studying individual historical and economic aspects of flax production, the dynamics of the global flax and flax-processing market, and identifying the preconditions for further changes in the global market, including socioeconomic and environmental factors. The authors relied on analytical research methods, didactic approaches, analogy, abstraction, synthesis, deduction, interpretation, and other approaches. Data on the main global and local flax cultivation and processing areas were analyzed over time, as well as the current status and development potential in Russia. Results. This paper identifies the key factors driving the continued growth of global demand for flax and its derivatives, as well as general trends in the global flax market. It also demonstrates that the development of conditions for further growth in demand for flax derivatives, both in international and local markets, is closely linked to the characteristics of contemporary socioeconomic development and the state of secondary industries. At the same time, Russia faces the risk of flax derivative production lagging behind the growth of society's needs. This is due not only to changes in global trade policy, tariffs, and the economic conditions of international trade, but also to innovation and investment processes, on the one hand, and the specifics of new trends in human development, on the other. Conclusions. The key factor in successfully increasing Russia's share of global flax and flax derivative production is reliance on scientific advances and investment and innovation management across all stages of the process chain, from flax cultivation to finished products, drawing on established national traditions in the identified areas. With effective management of these processes, flax, as an environmentally friendly crop, can make a significant contribution to the country's sustainable development, as well as help solve environmental problems and improve human relationships with the environment.

The article deals with the problems of terminology and management of digital transformation of education. It is shown that these processes are connected with the spread and implementation of innovative technologies, including artificial intelligence technology, practices and special software, virtual reality, etc., as well as with the change of requirements to the learning process itself and its results at the present stage of society development. The authors analyze the main terms, ways of digital transformation of education development, investigate the main trends in the e-learning market in Russia and abroad, as well as identify the prospects for its development and the features of digital skills and competencies of its participants.

It is showed the relevance and debatability of the issue of the formation of a set of professional competencies of the individual, spiritual and moral qualities, and creativity. An interdisciplinary approach to the history of entrepreneurship is used. The authors explore the totality of the processes of development of the administrative and economic territory, the structural and functional characteristics of the national economy, culture, as well as the biography and deeds of a particular person who takes on industrial and commercial risks, has competencies. The reasons and prerequisites for the development of entrepreneurship in the chemical industry are considered. It is shown that entrepreneurial activity in Russia in the second half of the XIX century proceeded on the one hand against the background of the development of science and industry, and on the other - against the background of the social reorganization of society. The significance of the founding of the chemical Plant by Filosofov and ^OK, as well as the entrepreneurial and social activities of the founder of the plant, are assessed. The results of an interdisciplinary study of various aspects of the development of entrepreneurial activity in Russia in the 19th century, as well as the characteristics of the personality of an entrepreneur, his education, and publicistic activity, form the basis for the conclusion about high multipotentiality, which served as the basis for the successful organization and management of entrepreneurial activity in the last quarter of the 19th century.