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At present, we are witnessing a trend of gradual transition from traditional technologies of mass education to in-depth, practice-oriented training of professionals. In this regard, educational models based on the application of smart technologies for engineering information-educational spaces, which provide for the individualization of learning trajectories, flexibly combining the requirements of the employer with the possibilities of competence-oriented educational programs, are becoming increasingly important. The goal of the current study is to develop innovative educational programs of higher education through the integration of the components of the educational process into one information-educational space with the use of smart technologies, as well as to develop information search and logical-semantic algorithms for generating a variety of educational and methodological information, helping to form the most relevant educational and organizational and managerial content and organize the learning process under the predetermined parameters of specialist training in a particular subject area. As a result of the conducted research, the authors present their attempt at systematizing the variety of components of an information-education environment and conduct their ontological engineering in order to identify and subsequently integrate all components in the form of a global learning ontology.

The present article attempts to study the role of financial risk management in the digital economy era. The main purpose of the article is to identify the main patterns that determine the features of risk assessment in business as the main element contributing to the achievement of economic security of the organization, as well as to carry out a comparative analysis of risk assessment and risk management methods in the context of digitalization. The contemporary economic analysis employs various risk management methods. Digitalization also creates new risks, most of which are related to cybercrime and fraud on the Internet. The most effective ways to reduce risk in the context of instability of the economic and political situation in Russia are the scenarios method and the method of analyzing hierarchies, as well as diversification, i.e. the distribution of risks among several business participants. The article discusses various types of economic risks, risk analysis, and assessment methods, as well as risk neutralizing strategies.

The global experience of leading companies indicates that successful development of a firm – in particular, of a consulting firm – and improvement of its performance are impossible without a properly formulated strategy as a set of measures aimed at achieving a certain goal. The relevance of this article lies in the fact that operation of any enterprise is accompanied by risks, which necessitates formation and application of a business strategy within the competences of various departments. Attempts to research and develop the business strategy for a consulting company are made in this article. The current businesses are run in a highly competitive environment. Taking adequate decisions requires a deep, comprehensive assessment of the situation and a reliable forecast of the outcome. The key stages of developing a business strategy for a consulting company are identified, possible alternatives to the strategic choice are defined, measures to monitor the implementation of strategic decisions are found, and foreign and Russian examples of building the business strategy for a consulting company are provided.