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The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) opens its doors to the public as it leads the nation in celebrating the 2016 National Science and Technology Week (NSTW), dubbed as “Juan Science, One Nation” on 25-29 July.

For this year, NSTW will be celebrated simultaneously in all DOST regional offices aside from the four major science hubs in Bicutan, Taguig, Quezon City, Manila, and Los Baños, Laguna.

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LUCENA CITY, Quezon, Philippines-- The locally-developed educational tool called STARBOOKS has gained much interest in the province of Quezon after it was first installed in the province in 2014. After its installation, various private and public schools in Quezon requestedthis knowledge product from the Department of Science and Technology ‘s Science and Technology Information Institute (DOST-STII), the developer of STARBOOKS.

STARBOOKS or the Science and Technology Academic Research-Based Openly Operated Kiosk Station is a library-in-a-box for students in the elementary, high school and college students, as well as researchers, all over the country. It is a unique educational software containing science and technology informationinstalled in ordinary desktop computers with monitor and housed in an attractive pod or kiosk.

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The Department of Science and Technology Region VII  Director Edilberto Paradela urged scientists in the Visayas to do researches that promote “inclusive development.” Speaking before the participants in the scientist conference at the University of San Jose Recoletos (USJR) Auditorium, Paradela stressed doing such fulfills the scientists’ moral and social duties to help alleviate the living condition of grass root communities. 
 
The regional director said that while the country’s economy has improved tremendously, the grassroots have not enjoyed the benefits of economic growth. Thus he made the appeal to Visayan scientist-participants to the Annual Scientific Conference held recently by the DOST- National Research Council of the Philippines Visayas regional cluster. The NCRP has about 4,000 members all over the country.