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STARBOOKS Richard P. Burgos Director Science and Technology Information Institute Department of Science and Technology

OUTLINE  What is STARBOOKS  Stand alone design (Content, Offline, Stats)  Installations (Stats, Photos and Videos)  Partners (Benefits, Prospective partnerships)  Investments  Plans

Science and Technology Academic and Research Based Openly Operated Kiosks

Digitization

• Digital Library in a box • Offline • FREE

% of Schools 120 100 80 60 % of Schools 40 20 0 2012 Study from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) on School Connectivity per region

2011-2012 Total number of schools 12, 671 Secondary 46,137 - Primary

Where are we now?

877 sites nationwide

Lapu-lapu, Cebu

Malinao ES, Batangas

Video made by Science and Technology Education Center students

Commission on Audit lauds STARBOOKS “This is the essence of bringing education to far-flung areas. The social impact of STARBOOKS is very important because this addresses one of the strategic objectives of the government which is poverty alleviation through education.” - Karlo Almonidovar, COA Supervising Auditor to DOST

NAT achiever

What’s in it for beneficiaries • Instant access to S&T information • Opportunity for collaboration • Incentives, awards

What’s in it for partners • Co-branding • CSR • PR • For content partners, a portion in the STARBOOKS GUI to highlight their materials

Prospective Partners: • Cebuana Lhuillier • Aboitiz • Children's Hour Philippines • Eastwest Rural Bank • Facebook • Google • HP

Requirements • Letter of request • MOU and profile • Focal persons • Hardware & Pod • Mandatory training • Submission of content and progress report

The STARBOOKS “pod” Design LCD Monitor Platform for Keyboard/Mouse CPU compartment/ cabinet Logo sticker Cement-filled base

Investment • Region Hardware 50,000 POD * 18,000 (price based from 2015) Travel expenses (for 3 pax) Transportation (airfare) 2500x2x3= 15,000 Food & accommodation 1,500/room/day x 2 = 3,000 400x3x2 = 2,400 TOTAL 88,400 *Pod can be fabricated by a local carpenter to save cost Partners can invite other schools to save cost and maximize the staff during deployment. A minimum of 10 units can be installed in 2 days. The remaining day will be allotted for the orientation and training

Minimum requirements 1 Computer unit (1 server) Specifications: Processor : Quad core Processor (6M Cache, up to 3.80 GHz) Memory : 4GB DDR3 1600MHz Hard Drive : 1 Terabyte SATA3 7200rpm, up to 2TB max on 4SATA slot Graphics : 1 GB Video card memory Audio : Must have LAN : Gigabit Ethernet 10/100/1000 Input Device : USB Keyboard and USB Optical Mouse Operating System : Pre-loaded Genuine Win7 or higher Professional or higher releases Size : Tower Casing Speakers : Generic stereo headphone

Investment • NCR Hardware 50,000 POD * 18,000 (price based from 2015) Travel expenses (for 3 pax) Transportation and food 1,500 TOTAL 69,500

PLANS • Community • Content sharing • Online

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Questions? https://www.facebook.com/StarbooksPH/ starbooks@stii.dost.gov.ph / dost.starbooks@gmail.com