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The author's approach is based on the synthesis of theoretical ideas about information, considering information as a universal factor of organization, predetermining occurrence, stability and transformation of all the types of natural and social systems. Use of modern systemic ideas about information allows going on with study of mechanisms for communication of potential information in self-organization...
Analysis of economic area as an object for study from science of science perspective requires outlining its universal and specific features. At the same time, formulation of multiple sub-problems occurring in analysis of the economic area as an object of the economic theory leads to cognitive shifts requiring elaboration of a new methodology for relevant studies. This methodology requires going beyond...
Protectionism with respect to innovation entities and legal enforcement of innovation stimuli is an imperative for economic growth. However, innovations as a market factor have not strictly interpreted, meaning that mechanisms of their effects are not clear. The role of innovations for product markets is well defined in the American antitrust rules, especially their role in merger of companies and...
It's shown that the transformation process is put by national experts in a quite similar chronological frame, mostly as 1989/90-1992; 1992-1994/95; 1995-1998/99; 1999, in view of the contents and coverage of the national science & technology policy. However, approaches to the transformation system varied depending on (i) specifics of national S&T systems during the socialist period, (ii) the...
Although Ukraine uses algorithms to reflect links between science, innovation and production, they need adaptation to changing realities. Use of indicators included in the Innovation Scoreboard (IS) may provide an adaptation mechanism. However, it's not always possible to derive all its indicators using the existing statistics, and their interpretation doesn't always correspond to international standards...
The notion 'research front' was introduced at the end of 50s - beginning of 60s as a metaphor, to show that research is done at the border line between the learnt and the unlearnt. Later, sociology of science came to be aware that this borderline zone had its specifics with respect to communications of researchers, evaluation and elaboration of scientific knowledge. Empirical studies show that the...
Studies of entrepreneurship established as a scientific discipline quite recently, although its phenomenon has been investigated since XVII-XVIII centuries in Europe (R. Cantillon, A.Smith, J.B.Say), and since early XX century in the USA (F.Walker, F.Knight). The fundamental work by J.Schumpeter 'The Theory of Economic Development' appeared when it had been commonly recognized that the new phase of...
Main indicators of international scientific cooperation include 8 groups: trips abroad; participation in international conferences; scales and destination of scientific emigration; number of international S&T agreements; scales of participation in international scientific organizations; awarded international prizes; R&D funding from abroad; publication activity. The first six groups are not...
Evolution of the idea of sustainable development (SD) is discussed. It goes back to 1960s, when the humanity felt the coming of the global ecological crisis. It was transformed into a strategy at early 70s, by the initiative of the Club of Rome. In 1983, The International Commission on the Environment and Development was created for elaboration of the 'global strategy of change', referred to by the...
Globalization increases the role of partnerships between the government, local administrations, private and academic sectors, allowing for coordination, regulation and management in the condition of radical change in the role of government and in relations with the environment. Levels and types of partnerships are analyzed, principles and mechanisms for the effective partnership between government...
The opened information space encouraged the development of scientific search, which was referred to as scientific revolution. However, the situation radically changed in 30-40s for secrecy destroying the opened information space, breaking scientific contacts and evolving the concept of 'national science', whose adepts argued that it was 'national science' that could bring competition to science and...
A contemporary research organization, as a participant in research activities, represents a permanently learning system producing new knowledge. It works in the conditions of global information processes, which requires reduced time for response. An organization has to face a challenge of founding and utilization of its accumulated stock of knowledge. Therefore, it requires knowledge management methods...
The article contains results of interviews with scientists and directors, conducted as part of the latest sociological study of the institutes of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) of Ukraine. Information given by experts from the NAS covered R&D sourcing, changes in research themes and research quality, innovation, international scientific cooperation (ISC) and integration with the European...
V.Vernadsky assigned a great importance to his 'genetic links' with Ukraine, being concerned with Ukrainian history, culture, his family genealogy. He believed organization of the Ukrainian Academy to be his most successful affair. A vast stock of his epistolary heritage, including his diaries, represents a valuable source on the history of the Ukrainian science, including the Ukrainian Academy. Now...
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