USING INTERNET TECHNOLOGIES FOR POPULARIZATION OF SCIENCE

Abstract

The objective is to describe the advanced practice of using internet technologies for popularization of science by a well-known interregional public association, which systematically performs large-scale science-popularization activity. The author explores how to combine the varied and commonly used internet technologies and resources for solving the complex task of increasing the level of scientific knowledge in adult population. Broad application of this practice by autonomous public organizations can help to increase the overall culture and educational level in citizens, facilitate their participation in public life, develop public initiative and activity, and promote the broader use of rights and freedoms provided by the democratic state. To solve the set task, we applied the general dialectic method, serving to comprehend the internal self-development of the object under study; the historical method; and the method of complex comparative analysis. The research results confirm that internet technologies, if used with due substantiation and relevant content, are an effective means of increasing the culture and educational level in citizens within autonomous public organizations. The author describes the system of popularization of science by a well-known public association, for this experience to be used by other public organizations, considering their specific tasks.