On April 25, 2023, the Research Institute of Informatization of Education and the Department of Information Technology held an expert session “Problems of measuring professional competencies of IT specialists” within the framework of the International Scientific and Practical Forum “Business, Government and Education: formation of a model of interaction in innovative processes”. Representatives of the IT companies market were invited, namely: Otbasy Bank, Paloma 365, Key Horse LLP, EzTech IT company, Antal recruiting company, IT Quality Sertify Center LLP. Issues of interaction between the market and the academic environment were discussed at the meeting. Recommendations were made on the demand of the market for graduates of IT-specialties.