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

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
Online Community

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Questions?

https://www.facebook.com/StarbooksPH/

starbooks@stii.dost.gov.ph /
dost.starbooks@gmail.com