ECONOMY Monahova G.A., Monahov D.N., Pronchev G.B. Information and communication competence of pedagogical personnel as tool of elimination of a digital inequality and ensuring information security of Russia Monahova Galina A. - Professor, doctor of pedagogical Sciences, Professor of Department of information and communication technologies of the Academy of social control MO; Monahov Danila N. – Ph.D. in Pedagogy, Senior lecturer of the department of Sociological Research Methodology of the Lomonosov Moscow State University; Pronchev Gennadi B. – Associate Professor, Ph.D. in Physics and Maths; Associate Professor, Associate head of the department of Sociological Research Methodology of the Lomonosov Moscow State University. <...> The work deals with the problem of the digital inequality in modern Russia, which is closely related to information security of the country. <...> The concept of "information and communication competence" is defines. <...> Its role in the life of modern Russian society is analyzed. <...> The rapid development of information and communication technologies determines the need for continuing professional development of teachers. <...> The data of Web surveys and the results of proficiency testing is presented. <...> Key words: information security, digital inequality, information technology, information and communication competence. <...> Электронное правительство как фактор инновационного развития России // Представительная власть 2014. №1. <...> Aluyan S.V. Methodologilal appoaches to the clustering of regional economy Said V. Aluyan - Assistant of the Department of Industrial Management and Economics sectors of the economy of the Kuban State Technological University, Krasnodar. <...> This article describes the various methodological approaches to clustering of the regional economy. <...> Practice of formation and development of the cluster showed that the greatest effect can be achieved with the implementation of the cluster policy, acting on the main factors of success of the formation and development of clusters. <...> In the course of this work was obtained conclusion that the further development of the competitiveness of the regions of the Russian Federation will directly depend on the quality of ongoing cluster policy regions. <...> Cluster, cluster model, regional economy, regional development Literature magazine 1. прогнозирования / Л. <...> Кластерный анализ в задачах классификации, оптимизации и Любимов А. <...> Законодательные инициативы субъектов Российской Федерации и сфера культуры // Актуальные вопросы экономики, управления и права: сборник научных трудов (ежегодник) / науч. ред. д <...>