THE IMPORTANCE AND NECESSITY OF TEACHING COMPUTER SCIENCE AND PROGRAMMING FOR PRIMARY SCHOOL STUDENTS

The article highlights the importance and objective necessity of teaching computer science and programming to primary school students in the progress of the country's education system at the current stage of development. Furthermore, it outlines the specifics of computer literacy and skills development for primary school students in the context of the development of the digital economy. The article describes that in a developing information society, the basis of social development is not only traditional opportunities, but also people's ability, initiative, creative approach to work, intellectual activity, independent improvement of their knowledge and skills, and, at the same time, the processes of storing, transmitting and receiving large amounts of data are the biggest impetus for the development of computer technology in various fields of human activity.