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PSTO - Zamboanga del Norte turns over 2 STARBOOKS unit to Dinasan National High School and Lipay Elementary School

May 23, 2024

by DOST Regional Office No. IX

The DOST-IX through the Provincial Science and Technology Office - Zamboanga del Norte has successfully turned over two (2) units of STARBOOKS system to Dinasan National High School and Lipay Elementary School. This intervention was made possible through the project entitled "Community Empowerment of Jose Dalman through Science and Technology (CEST-Jose Dalman)" which received a total funding assistance amounting to Php542,015.00.

The turn-over activity was attended by Mrs. Emilly T. Oga, Head of Lipay Elementary School and Mrs. Charito Catipay, Officer-in-charge of Dinasan National High School along with their respective ICT focals, some officers of Lipay Indigenous Farmers Association and a Barangay Official of Dinasan, Jose Dalman. Both schools have signed into a Memorandum of Agreement for the acquisition of STARBOOKS and have also undergone training on the use and operation of the said technology which was provided by Ms. Jelyn O. Bayonas, Senior Science Research Specialist of PSTO-ZDN.

STARBOOKS is a library-in-a-box for students in elementary, high school, and college levels, as well as researchers. It is a unique educational software containing thousands of science and technology information installed in desktop computers and housed in an attractively designed pod or kiosk.

Meanwhile, CEST is one of the banner programs of DOST which aims to deliver sustainable development to various communities nationwide through the provision of S&T interventions along the five CEST entry points, namely Livelihood, Health and Nutrition, Environmental Protection and conservation, Education, and Disaster Risk Reduction Management.

To know more about DOST programs and services, you may visit our website, send us a message or drop by our provincial offices.

Source: https://www.facebook.com/DOSTRegion9/posts/pfbid02...