The publication explores the features of the digital technologies' usage to organize the work of the Young Scientists' Councils and describes the best practices. The digital transformation of society and the quarantine restrictions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic have forced the use of various digital technologies for scientific communication, the organization of work for youth associations, and the training of students and Ph.D. students. An important role in increasing the prestige of scientific activity and encouraging talented young people to participate in scientific projects belongs to the Young Scientists' Councils, which are created at scientific institutions and higher education institutions. It is determined that the peculiarities of the work of Young Scientists' Councils are in providing conditions for further staf development of the institution in which they operate; contribution to the social, psychological and material support of young scientists and Ph.D. students; creating an environment for teamwork and collaborative partnership; development of leadership and organizational qualities; contribution to the development of digital competence. The advantages of using electronic social networks in higher education and research institutions are analyzed, namely: general popularity and free of charge; prompt exchange of messages and multimedia data; user-friendly interface; availability of event planning functions, sending invitations, setting reminders; support of synchronous and asynchronous communication between network participants; possibility of access from various devices; a powerful tool for organizing the learning process; possibility of organization and work of closed and open groups; advertising of various events, etc. Peculiarities of managing the activity of the Young Scientists' Council with the use of digital technologies are determined. The Young Scientists' Council is a social system, and therefore the management of this system refers to social management. The efectiveness of the digital technologies' usage to manage the activities of the Young Scientists' Council depends on the intensity and need for their use to implement organizational, presentation functions and to ensure constant communication. The areas to apply digital technologies for the work managing of Young Scientists' Councils are sorted as the presentation of activity; distribution of various information for young scientists; conducting questionnaires, surveys; organization and holding of scientific mass events; managing of thematic workgroups, holding of work meetings. It is generalized and described the experience of electronic social networks usage for organizing and conducting of scientific mass events.
Keywords digital technologies, young scientists, Ph.D. students, doctoral students, electronic social networks, information support, management, scientific work
Currently, countries with developed economies pay special attention to the promotion of science and the active involvement of young people in promising research conducting. An important role in this process belongs to youth associations, and in particular to the Young Scientists’ Councils. Youth activities within the Young Scientists’ Councils are a way to hear the voice of young scientists in higher education, research institutions, both nationally and internationally. The establishment of Young Scientists’ Councils provides not only the conditions for further staf development of the institution in which such a Council operates, but also contributes to the social, psychological, and material support of young scientists and Ph.D. students.
For the scientific youth of Ukraine, the creation and operation of the Young Scientists’ Councils
have become a platform for uniting eforts and cohesive cooperation based on partnership, not
competition. Such interaction forms a desire not just to follow the leader, but to be cooperative
and have the opportunity to become a leader oneself. A young scientist is not only an age
category. This is an important stage in the formation of a scientist when there are more questions
than answers. And at this stage, it is important to support more experienced colleagues, but not
from the authoritarianism or dominance standpoint, but from the standpoint of partnership,
to guide the young scientist not only to improve what already exists but to find non-standard
solutions, create a unique product [
We agree with what is stated in [
The modern period of social development is characterized by the digitalization of all spheres
of life: from politics and government to education and science [
According to scientists, electronic social networks are experiencing not only the peak of popularity but also the stage of rapid development. The main factors of the attractiveness of social networks for users are free registration, popularity, the ability to choose the language of the site, free services, the ability to create your own content, posting photos, videos, chat functions, the ability to create closed and open groups, etc. Electronic social networks are more and more often used by various organizations and enterprises to present activities and interact with consumers.
As digital technologies allow integrating diferent forms of information presentation, as well as combining methods of communication and interaction, we consider them an important tool for organizing the activities of Young Scientists’ Councils and promoting science among the general public.
Information on the activities of youth associations in the scientific and educational spheres,
in particular on the work of the Young Scientists’ Councils, is presented mainly on the oficial
websites of various institutions, and there are only a few cases of scientific publications related
to this issue. Various aspects of the use of digital technologies in higher education and research
institutions are described in [
The goal of the article is to explore the features of digital technologies’ usage to organize the work of the Young Scientists’ Councils, and to describe the best practices.
An important aspect for the training of future doctors of philosophy and the becoming of young scientists is the activities of various youth associations, namely: Scientific societies of students, Ph.D. students, doctoral students, and young scientists; Young Scientists’ Councils; Public youth organizations, associations.
Let’s analyze the features of the Young Scientists’ Councils functioning, which are formed in higher education institutions, research institutions, and regional state administrations. The main purpose of the Young Scientists’ Council is to promote the rights of young scientists, to ensure their active participation in research, and to protect their interests.
Let’s take a look at the activities of the Young Scientists’ Council at the Ministry of
Education and Science of Ukraine and its impact on the formation of youth policy in the
ifeld of education and science of Ukraine. The Young Scientists’ Council at the Ministry of
Education and Science of Ukraine is an advisory body established to promote the constitutional
rights of young scientists to participate in the formation and implementation of state policy in
the field of science, science-technology, and innovation activities. Since 2014, the Council is the
legal successor of the Young Scientists’ Council at the State Agency for Science, Innovation,
and Informatization of Ukraine [
The main tasks of the Young Scientists’ Council at the Ministry of Education and Science of
Ukraine are:
• promoting the cooperation between the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine and
self-governing scientific youth organizations of research and higher education institutions
of Ukraine;
• advisory support to young scientists in research activities, cooperation with foreign
customers of scientific products, etc.;
• formation of proposals to create legal and socio-economic conditions for attracting
talented youth to work in the scientific field, stimulating the professional activity of young
scientists in local research and higher education institutions, raising their professional
level, and realization of their creative and professional activity;
• assistance in attracting young scientists to participate in competitions of scientific works,
formation of young scientists’ teams for implementation of perspective scientific projects
[
On the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine website [
Also, the Young Scientists’ Council at the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine
participates in the work of competition commissions and workgroups in the field of science and
education, namely [
We support the opinion stated in [49] that young scientists are a powerful intellectual force that builds the scientific future of the country, actively influencing the formation of the strategy of socio-economic and political development of the state. The Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine actively supports young scientists in their eforts to unite for the active development of the youth scientific movement. The active work of the Young Scientists’ Council at the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine confirms the efectiveness of constructive cooperation of young scientists with public authorities and public associations and the high potential for interaction of representatives of various youth scientific associations. Based on the European vision and approaches to scientific career and scientific policy, the Young Scientists’ Council at the Ministry of Education and Science will build and strengthen its expert advisory activities for all categories of national stakeholders and work for efective transformations in science and higher education in Ukraine.
Let’s analyze in more detail the activities of the Young Scientists’ Council at the National Academy of Educational Sciences of Ukraine (figure 2). The Young Scientists’ Council at the National Academy of Educational Sciences of Ukraine (NAES of Ukraine) is a collegial elected advisory body of the NAES of Ukraine, which unites young scientists of subordinate scientific institutions of the NAES of Ukraine. The Young Scientists’ Council of NAES of Ukraine was established in 2016. The activities of the Council are carried out on a voluntary basis and are based on the following principles: scientific ethics; freedom of scientific creativity; equality of all its members; publicity and openness in work; voluntariness and collegiality; democracy; periodic election and reporting. The Council carries out its activities in order to represent, protect, and promote the rights and interests of young scientists of subordinate institutions of the NAES of Ukraine, ensuring their active participation in scientific research. The Facebook page of the Council [50] constantly covers data on various events for young scientists, publishes various news and photo-reports of events in which members of the Council participate. Also, a Youtube channel was created to present activities and post recordings of various events organized by the Council.
The main tasks of the Young Scientists’ Council at the NAES of Ukraine are [51]: • to unite young scientists of subordinate institutions of the National Academy of Educational Sciences of Ukraine in conducting scientific activities, to prepare proposals for the development of the system of their grant, scholarship, and other forms of support; • to promote the involvement of young scientists in competitions for scientific works, the formation of young scientists’ teams to implement promising research projects; • to promote scientific activities, advanced training, career growth, realization of creative potential, providing informational and organizational support to young scientists of subordinate institutions of the NAES of Ukraine; • to support young scientists of subordinate institutions of the NAES of Ukraine in conducting scientific, scientific-organizational and scientific-educational activities; • to promote the development and improvement of the scientific sphere of Ukraine and its integration into the world and European research space.
The Young Scientists’ Council at the NAES of Ukraine provides such activities [51]: • assistance in establishing professional contacts between the subordinate institutions of the National Academy of Educational Sciences of Ukraine, scientific, and higher education
institutions of Ukraine, public scientific organizations and foreign scientific organizations to deepen scientific cooperation and joint scientific, scientific-organizational, and scientific-educational activities; • ensuring information exchange among young scientists: dissemination of scientific and other information related to the activities of young scientists; providing information on awards, scholarships, grants, conferences, schools and other activities to support young scientists; • participation in the nomination of applicants from subordinate institutions of the NAES of Ukraine for scholarships and awards for young scientists; • organization and holding of scientific and scientific-practical conferences, seminars, schools, and other scientific, scientific-organizational, and scientific-educational events; • popularization of science in Ukrainian society, in particular among schoolchildren and students, by organizing and conducting excursions, lectures, “scientific picnics” and other modern forms of educational work; • preparation of proposals on improving the social guarantees of young scientists of the NAES of Ukraine, in particular improving the living conditions of young scientists through priority preferential youth lending for construction (reconstruction) and purchase of housing, including the provision of service housing, creating opportunities for their rehabilitation, proper scholarship support for Ph.D. and doctoral students; • delegation of representatives of the Council to the composition of workgroups (expert commissions) created by the Presidium of the NAES of Ukraine to address issues related to the main tasks of the Council; • creation and support of information resources of the Council in order to disseminate information about its activities, provide information support to young scientists, etc.; • organization and holding of cultural, educational, and sports events, social projects.
Powers of the Young Scientists’ Council at the NAES of Ukraine are: to represent the rights and interests of young scientists of subordinate institutions of the NAES of Ukraine; to delegate members of the Council to participate in the general meetings of the NAES of Ukraine; to develop annual work plans of the Council and to ensure their implementation; to elect the Head, the Deputy Head, and the Secretary of the Council; to inform young scientists of subordinate institutions of the NAES of Ukraine about their activities; to make proposals to the Presidium of the NAES of Ukraine, public authorities, public organizations regarding the solution of problems of young scientists; to perform other functions that don’t contradict the Regulations. The main events that are constantly held by the Young Scientists’ Council at the NAES of Ukraine:
The publication on the work of the Young Scientists’ Council at the NAES of Ukraine [
Let’s also describe the features of the Young Scientists’ Council at the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine [52]. The Young Scientists’ Council at the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (NAS of Ukraine) is a collegial elected advisory body of the NAS of Ukraine, which unites young scientists of scientific institutions of the NAS of Ukraine. The activity of the Young Scientists’ Council at the NAS of Ukraine (figures 3, 4) is carried out on a voluntary basis and is based on the principles of scientific ethics; freedom of scientific creativity; equality of all its members; publicity and openness in work; voluntariness and collegiality; democracy; periodic election and reporting.
The main tasks of the Young Scientists’ Council at the NAS of Ukraine are: • to unite young scientists in conducting scientific activities, to prepare proposals for the development of their grant system, scholarship and other forms of support; • to promote the implementation of scientific activities, training, career growth, creative potential, providing informational and organizational support to young scientists of scientific institutions of the NAS of Ukraine;
• to support young scientists of scientific institutions of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine in conducting scientific, scientific-organizational and scientific-educational events; • to promote the development and improvement of the scientific sphere of Ukraine and its integration into the world and European research space.
Areas of activity of the Young Scientists’ Council at the NAS of Ukraine are as following: 1. To represent the interests of young scientists of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, state and public organizations, and provide assistance in solving the young scientists’ problems. 2. To promote the establishment of professional contacts between scientific institutions of the NAS of Ukraine, institutions of higher education of Ukraine, and foreign scientific organizations to deepen scientific cooperation and joint conduct of scientific, scientificorganizational, and scientific-educational activities. 3. To provide information exchange among young scientists: dissemination of scientific and other information related to the activities of young scientists; providing information on awards, scholarships, grants, conferences, schools, and other activities to support young scientists. 4. To organize and conduct scientific and scientific-practical conferences, seminars, schools, and other scientific, scientific-organizational, and scientific-educational events. 5. To popularize science in Ukrainian society, in particular among schoolchildren and students, by organizing and conducting excursions, giving lectures, “scientific picnics” and other modern forms of educational work. 6. To prepare proposals on improving the social guarantees of young scientists of the NAS of Ukraine, in particular the proper compensation for their work, improving the living conditions of young scientists, including providing them with oficial housing, creating opportunities for their recovery, proper scholarships for Ph.D. and doctoral students. 7. To delegate representatives of the Council to the working groups (expert commissions) established by the Presidium of the NAS of Ukraine to address issues related to the main tasks of the Council, and to the Commission on work with scientific youth of the NAS of Ukraine. 8. To create and maintain information resources of the Council in order to get acquainted with their own activities, provide information support to young scientists, etc. 9. To organize and conduct cultural, educational, and sporting events.
It is also important for this study to consider the experience of international associations of young scientists. For example, in Europe, a powerful organization that brings together young researchers from diferent countries is the European Council of Doctoral Candidates and Junior Researchers – Eurodoc, which is founded in 2002 as an international, nonprofit organization. The [ 53] states that Eurodoc unites national organizations of graduate and junior researchers from 26 countries and is essentially a confederation of more than 35 national associations of graduate and junior researchers from the EU and the Council of Europe, which aims to unite the youth academia space in Europe and to represent its interests. The aim of Eurodoc’s work is to develop an ERA in which all researchers have the same status and equal rights and opportunities (funding, pensions, social protection), to defend the interests of junior researchers. Eurodoc oficially supports the European Charter for Researchers (recommendations of the European Commission’s “good practices” for researchers and their employers) and the Personnel Policy Code for Scientists (employment and career advancement of researchers). Figure 5 presents the main page of the Eurodoc website (as of 2020).
The main tasks of Eurodoc activities are [54]: • Represent doctoral candidates and junior researchers at the European level in matters of their education, research, and professional development. • Advance the quality of doctoral programs and the standards of research activity in Europe. • Promote the circulation of information on issues regarding ECRs and organize events. • Participate in debates, and assist in the elaboration of policies about Higher Education and Research in Europe. • Establish and promote cooperation between national associations representing doctoral candidates and junior researchers within Europe.
The Eurodoc website presents a variety of projects carried out by members of the organization and which you can join as a contractor or propose your own project.
A significant increase in the diversity of electronic social networks and the number of their users is one of the forms of self-expression, self-presentation, and development of network communication, which is the basis of the digital society. Also, the electronic social networks’ usage is an important tool for the development of the digital competence of users.
Electronic social networks have a diferent interface and purpose, their audience, mechanisms
and certain rules. Scientists distinguish the following types of networks: professional, universal,
thematic (academic or research) [
Users of electronic social networks have the following opportunities: the view of posted information regardless of location; its storage both in the closed mode (accessible only to the author), and open mode (accessible to all users); systematization of data and organization of search by keywords; collecting data into thematic groups; discussion of available materials; analysis and evaluation of the quality of information posted on the service, etc. This feature of online social services determines their advantages over global network sites, which are essentially just data warehouses. Network social services include: social search engines, social networks, blogs, Wiki, social media repositories, geographic information services [15].
The results of the study on electronic social networks usage in Turkish state universities are
described in [
Various scientific publications were analyzed to study the peculiarities of Twitter, Instagram,
and WhatsApp usage in universities. The study [34] analyzed publications on Twitter usage for
educational purposes. It is concluded that Twitter was most often used for communication and
evaluation. Teachers send students important information on Twitter about courses, homework,
and test deadlines [34]. The experience of Twitter and WhatsApp usage to teach medical
students is described in [
Exploring the peculiarities of Facebook network usage in universities, various scientific
publications were analyzed. The results of a study on the electronic social networks’ usage
among future bachelors at the University of Western Australia are described in the article [
Features of the electronic social networks’ usage to manage the educational social system are described in the paper [38]. The factors influencing the functioning of the educational social system are considered, the corporate social network’s usage as an object of management is substantiated. The peculiarities of the corporate social networks’ usage are analyzed, their potential for usage in the management of the educational social system is determined.
The publication [55] states that electronic social networks can be helpful to support the educational process of higher education institutions in the following areas: supporting the study of various disciplines; management of the educational process of a higher education institution; electronic social networks’ usage to perform research work at the university; formation of the image of a higher education institution in the Internet environment.
As a result of the analysis of scientific publications [
In the current conditions of digitalization of various sectors of society, the scientific field should take a leading position and actively implement digital technologies, especially with young scientists and graduate students. Also, the need for more active use of digital technologies was caused by the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic in the world and quarantine restrictions and measures [57, 58, 59, 60].
Let’s consider the management of the Young Scientists’ Council as a process of managing the social system. The essence of social management is organizational interaction. Organizational interaction is a conscious and controlled process, which is determined by the level of correspondence of needs, interests and goals of organized subjects of joint activity, namely members of the particular social entity. Management of organizational interaction process is inseparable from the management of social education (system) which is in constant development, and provides reliable information about the holistic functioning of this social education, as well as features and opportunities for innovative projects aimed at continuous improvement [61].
In the work of [38] the social system management is defined as a conscious purposeful activity, namely, the process designed to bring a social system or its component in line with needs, laws of functioning and development. Currently, the role of social networks in the management of social systems has significantly increased. The main opportunities for managing the social system with the help of social networks are following: discussion, polls, holding events, forming groups for joint work, administering group content, file sharing, instant messaging, online ad distribution, etc.
We will briefly describe the experience of the authors of this publication on working with young people in the scientific field, work on postgraduate training, ensuring the work of the Councils of Young Scientists and the use of digital technologies for the outlined issues.
Analysis of publications and own experience allowed us to identify several areas of application of digital technologies to manage the activities of the Young Scientists’ Councils.
Firstly, it is important for the Young Scientists’ Council to have a separate page on the oficial website of its host institution. Above (figures 1, 2, 3, 4) information about the Young Scientists’ Councils and their activities on the websites of various institutions has already been presented. These pages should contain at least a minimum of information: a list of Board members, Regulations, action plan, work reports, and be sure to provide links to other pages of the Board on various social media (Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, etc.).
Secondly, it is important to create a page “Council of Young Scientists” in the social network to ensure the activities and communication with young scientists. In figure 6 there is the page of Young Scientists’ Council at the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine and the page of Young Scientists’ Council at the National Academy of Educational Sciences of Ukraine on Facebook were submitted. As of October 2020, the page of the Young Scientists’ Council at the National Academy of Educational Sciences of Ukraine was signed by 561 people, and the page of the Young Scientists’ Council at the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine was signed by 6327 people. For example, Facebook services allowed to post on the oficial page of Young Scientists’ Council video recordings of various events and activities (figure 7), create separate pages with diferent events, post photos, posts and messages, polls, as well as receive statistical reports on various aspects of the page (the number of “likes”, the number of subscribers to the page, the distribution of page users by gender, age, etc.). Also, the authors of this paper have experience in creating closed groups on Facebook to discuss important issues, to work together on certain draft documents, etc.
In figure 8 the pages of the Young Scientists’ Council at the Institute of Information Technologies and Teaching Aids of the National Academy of Educational Sciences of Ukraine and of the Young Scientists’ Council at the Institute for Social and Political Psychology of the National Academy of Educational Sciences of Ukraine on Facebook are presented. Also, on the page of the Council it is possible to post about the activities of other organizations and interesting events for junior researchers; disseminate the scientific results of young scientists by posting links to them or announcing where they can be viewed or downloaded. On social networks you need to subscribe to the selected person or thematic page and then the new arrivals will be displayed in the user’s news feed.
Thirdly, to expand the channels of communication of young scientists, a wider presentation of their activities, the organization of thematic groups, the Young Scientists’ Council should create pages on various social media: Twitter, Instagram, YouTube and others. In figure 9 presents a YouTube channel and a Twitter page of the Young Scientists’ Council at the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine. Also, with the help of these social media can be a significant informational impact on junior researchers and the general public which will lead to awareness, change public attitudes towards scientists and the results of scientific research, promote scientific achievements and science among young people.
In figure 10 the Telegram channel for young scientists [ 62], supported by the Young Scientists’ Council of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine is presented. As the channel was recently created, there are only 224 followers; the number of participants is increasing.
Fourthly, to ensure the activities of the Young Scientists’ Council, it is important to constantly send e-mails on various aspects of the work, on activities, on surveys of young scientists and other organizational issues. Therefore, you need to create an e-mail box of the Council and use it for various mailings and when registering diferent pages in social media, you can specify this e-mail.
In figure 11 the example of sending materials from the Young Scientists’ Council at the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine is shown. You can also use both email and special services, such as Google Forms, to organize various surveys, questionnaires, or event registrations. In figure 11 shows an example of using Google Forms to register for the Scientific Youth 2020 conference. These specialized services help reduce the time for organizing various events and improve the visual presentation of statistics about the event. Statistics on Google Forms for Young Scientist Conference Participants are provided in figure 12.
Therefore, we believe that the mandatory use of a variety of digital technologies is essential for the efective management of the Young Scientists’ Council.
In current conditions of digital transformation of society anyone can choose the most convenient means and conditions for communication, self-education, research or dissemination of their own work. Nowadays, electronic social networks, thanks to the convenience of their tools and services, have become the main ones for quick public feedback. We confirm that electronic social networks are a convenient way to interact between researchers from diferent countries. Now it is easier and faster to share experiences and disseminate research results, observe participants’ reactions to discussions or information on specific issues, invite people to participate in various scientific events.
Every day a large number of scientific mass events are held in the world: conferences, seminars, webinars, master classes, trainings, etc. on topics related to various scientific researches, new books and journals are published. Researchers try to disseminate their scientific results to colleagues by posting links to them or announcing where they can be viewed or downloaded. In scientific social networks, as well as in usual: it is necessary to subscribe to the chosen person or the thematic page and new receipts will be displayed in your news feed. Also, many researchers want to share their experiences in professional networks, in order to hear feedback about their work. From time to time you should use the statistics tools ofered in most electronic social networks. The received analytical reports will show which materials attract the most attention and approval and from which countries users were interested in your publications [63].
The manual [63] states that the use of electronic social networks to support and conduct research and to publish and disseminate scientific results is called “information and analytical support for research”, which is interpreted as assistance to research activities in obtaining and analytical processing of information and data by ICT on the processes of planning, organization, conducting and implementation of research results. The system of information and analytical support of scientific research primarily involves the use of statistical, information-analytical, sciecometric services of electronic open systems [63].
Informational support of scientific mass events is an important factor in their efective conduct and involvement of more participants. Varieties of information support are: messages on radio or television, publication in print media (newspapers, magazines), posters, and ads on websites or blogs. Currently, the information support of scientific mass events with the use of its traditional types is decreasing, and on the contrary, the announcement of scientific mass events through electronic social networks is spreading. After all, submitting ads on the Internet is easy and free. Therefore, the simplest means for information support and for the organization of scientific mass events is the Internet, and in particular electronic social networks.
Let’s analyze the main stages of the organization of a scientific mass event and features of the use of electronic social networks at each stage: 1. To define the problems of a scientific action, separate directions (names of sections; to outline a range of issues). The purpose of the scientific event, for example is publication of scientific ideas of the authors; creation of a scientific society; implementation of communication between representatives of various scientific societies [ 64]. You need to decide on the members of the organizing committee and divide the responsibilities among the organizers. Prepare an information letter (information message), which is the business card of the scientific event. To perform the above tasks, you can create a closed group in the electronic social network and involve participants, discuss each aspect, you can vote among the participants, put up drafts of the information letter and comment on it, and others. 2. To use a special function in social networks “Events”. Announcements about scientific events on electronic social networks can be made in diferent ways: by posting on a personal page (this news will be seen by your friends); by creating a separate “Event” page with a photo and a detailed description of such an event and with the ability to quickly send to friends and invite them to this event, you can also see how many people are interested in this event and who want to attend it, as this page displays data. You can also advertise a specific “Event” on both the personal page and the page of a specific organization or association, which will significantly increase the number of participants.
For example, we will report on scientific activities that have been posted on the electronic social network Facebook. In figure 13 a Facebook page with a reminder of events that the user is interested in, added to their events and plans to take part in is shown. We will describe them in more detail.
Figure 14 shows that 272 people plan to take part in the international conference.
Figure 15 presents statistics from the page of the Young Scientists’ Council on the number of people who reviewed the publications. The largest number of views (411 views) was in the publication on the conference.
Thus, the use of electronic social networks for the organization of scientific events has a number of advantages and features: free advertising of the scientific event; opportunity at any time to join, plan to participate, get interested; possibility of operative organization of discussion some organizational issues; free access to all presented conference materials; opportunity to receive statistical data on those wishing to take part in the scientific event, statistical data on the number of people interested in the event; statistics about users who liked the event, etc. We believe that the use of electronic social networks is promising for the organization and dissemination of messages about scientific events and to support scientific communication.
For countries seeking global recognition, it is important to increase the prestige of scientific activity and encourage talented young people to participate in research projects. An important role in this process belongs to the Young Scientists’ Councils, which are created at scientific institutions, institutions of higher education and regional state administrations.
Large-scale digitization of all public spheres and quarantine restrictions caused by the COVID19 pandemic has forced the use of various digital technologies. The scientific and educational spheres should occupy leading positions and be role models in the application of digital technologies, especially in the training of students, graduate students and in working with young scientists.
On the basis of the analyzed scientific literature and own experience of digital technologies implementation for the organization of Young Scientists’ Councils activity the following conclusions are made: 1. The peculiarities of Young Scientists’ Councils activity are following: provide conditions for further staf development of the institution in which they operate; contribute to the social, psychological and material support of young scientists and graduate students; create an environment for teamwork and collaborative partnership; promote the development of leadership and organizational qualities; contribute to the development of digital competence. 2. The advantages of using electronic social networks in higher education and research institutions are: general popularity and free; prompt exchange of messages and multimedia data; user-friendly interface; availability of event scheduling functions, sending invitations, setting reminders; support of synchronous and asynchronous communication between network participants; possibility of access from various devices; a powerful tool for organizing the learning process; possibility of organization and work of closed and open groups; advertising of various events, etc. 3. Features of management of Young Scientists’ Councils activity with application of digital technologies are defined . The Young Scientists’ Council with a social system, and therefore the management of this system refers to social management. The key idea of social management is organizational interaction. Management of the process of organizational interaction is inseparable from the management of the social system as one that is in constant development, requires the implementation of various projects aimed at continuous improvement of its activities. The efectiveness of the use of digital technologies to manage the activities of the Young Scientists’ Council depends on the intensity and need for their use to implement organizational, presentation functions and ensure constant communication.
The analyzed scientific publications and the own experience of the authors of this paper on ensuring the functioning of the Young Scientists’ Councils, helped to identify the following areas of application of digital technologies for the organization of associations of junior researchers: • for the presentation of activities (page on the oficial website of the institution where the Council operates, YouTube channel, pages on social networks: Facebook, Instagram); • to send various information to young scientists (e-mail, Telegram, Twitter, etc.); • for conducting questionnaires, surveys (e-mail, Telegram, Google Forms, etc.); • for the organization and holding of scientific mass events (Facebook, Google Forms,
Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, etc.); • to organize the work of thematic working groups, to hold working meetings of the
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