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Address | Tarasa Shevchenko Boulevard, 60, Kyiv, 01032, Ukraine |
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Dobrov Institute for Scientific and Technological Potential and Science History Studies of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (Dobrov Institute)
(Ukrainian : Державна установа «Інститут досліджень науково-технічного потенціалу та історії науки ім. Г.М. Доброва НАН України») is a research institute of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine.
The history of the Institute dates back to the 1960s, when, under the leadership of Gennadiy Dobrov, a group of scientists started to be formed within the Department of Machine Methods for of Processing Historical and Scientific Information of the Institute of History of the Academy of Sciences of the Ukrainian SSR. The group as a Department was a part of several academic institutions:
– Conducting scientific research in science studies, history of science and technology, and innovation studies;
– Coordinating scientific research in the fields of science studies, the history of science and technology, and innovation studies conducted by other institutions of the NAS of Ukraine;
– Summarizing experiences, identifying long-term trends and patterns, and substantiating solutions for the development of Ukraine's scientific and technological potential within the context of global science development and the tasks of building a knowledge-based economy and society in Ukraine;
– Providing scientific and organizational support for comprehensive analytical and forecasting studies on the scientific and technological development of Ukraine conducted by scientific institutions and departments of the NAS of Ukraine;
– Conducting historical and science studies analysis of the experience, current state, and substantiation of prospects for the scientific, technological, and socio-economic development of the NAS of Ukraine, with the aim to enhance its role in society as the highest scientific self-governed organization in Ukraine, in particular: 1) explore and substantiate ways to enhance the role and contribution of the NAS of Ukraine to the formation and development of a world-class national innovation system in Ukraine; ; 2) development of proposals that concern ways and means of integration of the NAS of Ukraine into the world and European scientific spaces, including through intensification of cooperation within UNESCO, IAAS and other international organisations; 3) development of scientific and methodological support and analytical support for the interaction of the NAS of Ukraine with the country's most high-technology sectors; 4) study the experience and development of proposals for the introduction into the practice of the NAS of Ukraine of modern methods of evaluation and stimulation of the efficient operation of scientific institutions, their scientific departments and individual scientists, the use of competitive forms of research funding, preservation and renewal of scientific schools.
The Institute performs methodological, scientific and organisational, forecasting and analytical, educational and methodological functions, coordinates and provides scientific and methodological support for research in history, management and organisation of science conducted by scientific institutions and higher education establishments of Ukraine. The Institute cooperates with the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Science and Education, Ukraine’s Cabinet of Ministers, ministries, departments, scientific institutions, enterprises and organisations of Ukraine.
The Institute is the only specialised institution in Ukraine that comprehensively covers all issues related to science studies, history of science, innovation and sociology of science and technology, has world-class scientific results in these areas, provides training, and cooperates with scientific authorities through the preparation of scientific and analytical materials, including memorandums and project proposals.
Address: Dobrov Institute for Scientific and Technological Potential and Science History Studies of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (Dobrov Institute). 60, Tarasa Shevchenko Blvd., Kyiv, Ukraine, 01032.