Method of human capital assessment in the digital economy of Kazakhstan

The purpose of this article is to analyze the dynamics of key indicators, measure the human development index in Kazakhstan. General scientific, analytical, aggregation and comparison methods were used in the article to analyze the indicators of life quality. Human development trends, the level of education, and the level of population income were identified. The article describes main advantages and disadvantages of usage human development index as a general characteristic of the standard of living of the population. Human capital indicators are aimed at assessing the human capital of individuals, as well as their aggregation to calculate the final indicator at the level of the entire population. With the help of the human development index, it is possible to assess economic progress, social changes in the life of the population, as well as the viability of the country's social and economic policy. The research includes information about the standard of living of the population, its social development, and also contains an assessment of ongoing transformations that relate to key components of human capital development. The literature review of scientific publications of foreign and domestic scientists devoted to the study of human capital development, as well as annual reports on human development of UNDP and materials of the National Statistics Bureau of the Agency for Strategic Planning and Reforms of the Republic of Kazakhstan, provided an opportunity to characterize the current situation in the Republic of Kazakhstan in the field of human capital. The role of advanced technologies and innovations in the development of the national economy is progressing in Kazakhstan. Kazakhstan's economy is actively moving to a new level of digitalization.

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