The XXVII Kyiv International Symposium on Science Studies and the History of Science, ‘Science studies and the history of science: past, present and future’ — Dobrov Readings, took place in Kyiv on 14–15 March 2017 in memory of G.M. Dobrov, founder of the Ukrainian school of science studies.
The organizers of the event were the State Institution "Dobrov Institute for Scientific and Technological Potential and Science History Studies of the NAS of Ukraine" together with the Institute of Demography and Social Research named after M.V. Ptukha, NAS of Ukraine and the State Scientific Institution "Ukrainian Institute of Scientific and Technical Expertise and Information" of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine.
The forum participants were welcomed by Academician of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine Naumovets Anton Grigorovich, First Vice-President of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Academician of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine Bogdanov Vyacheslav Leonidovich, Chief Scientific Secretary of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Shovkalyuk Viktor Stepanovich, Director of the Department of Innovation and Technology Transfer of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine, Chebotaryov Valentyn Pavlovych, Director of the State Scientific Institution "Ukrainian Institute of Scientific and Technical Expertise and Information" of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine.
About 70 participants took part in the Symposium, during the plenary and sectional meetings, the following topical issues on the development of scientific knowledge, innovation and the history of science were discussed, such as:
- Science studies and the history of science: a look into the past, present and future.
- Legislative framework of science: evolution of development and assessment of the effectiveness of use.
- G. M. Dobrov, as the founder of the scientific school and educator of young scientists. Citation of works by G.M. Dobrov in Ukraine and the world.
- History and evolution of the topics of Kyiv symposiums on science and history science.
- New methods of researching the human component of science and the results of their practical use. Problems of training and using the creative potential of young scientific personnel.
- Innovation: the science of the connection with the economy and society. Open science and open innovations as global trends and new paradigms of effective social development.
- Problems of forming a positive image of science.
- Modern scientometrics: opportunities and problems of use in science governance