The Concept of an Educational Ecosystem for the Digital Transformation of the Ukrainian Economy

The article notes that society is on the verge of radical changes in the educational paradigm, as a result of which universities play a key role in the implementation of innovations and commercialization of scientific and technical developments. The authors substantiate the role of transformation processes in Industry 4.0, which necessitate the formation of educational ecosystems in universities. The article is devoted to the description of the educational ecosystem, which offers a tool for creating conditions that increase the competitiveness of individual universities, organizations, territories and regions. The central element of the educational ecosystem is innovation as a process of transforming an idea into the final innovative product or service, the implementation of which requires many participants: universities, entrepreneurs, research centres, investment funds and more. The authors see the basis of the ecosystem as an innovative platform that allows you to regulate many horizontal communications, in the form of research centres, innovation laboratories, start-up schools.