The article discusses some of the problems that occur during the implementation of the program «Digital economy of the Russian Federations The expected change in the structure of the labor market due to the increase in the share of information technology in the sectors of the economy, the need for changes in the system of higher education. Due to the constant acceleration of development of tools of digital economy the need for the organization of continuous improvement of professional skill of specialists increases. One of the problems of the Russian economy remains low productivity. This hinders the growth of wages and the purchasing power of the population. The most effective way to improve productivity is the introduction of new technologies and modernization of equipment. Lack of investment, equity and debt capital is seen as an impediment to technical development. The next challenge to improve productivity is the lack of knowledge. The speed of changes in technology suggests that it is necessary to debug the system of education and further training of specialists in all sectors of the economy.