Special Projects
The following are the Special Projects that DOST Northern Samar offeres
One Expert is an interactive web-based nationwide pool of S&T experts intended to provide technical advise and consultancy services to Filipinos anywhere they are in the Philippines.
OneExpert is intended to improve access to experts and technologies particularly by people living outside of the major urban centers where most research and technical institutions are located. In the same manner, One Expert will likewise bring the services of any accredited expert located anywhere in the Philippines to clients that need S&T assistance.
regional standard and testing laboratory (rstl)
The DOST-8’s RSTL composed of the Chemical, Microbiological, and Metrology & Calibration laboratories, provides the analytical testing and calibration services that conform with ISO 17025 standards. It provides testing services to industries, academe, local government units, private institutions and individuals in Region 8.
OneLab is an IT-based project that broadens public access to testing services of all DOST laboratories at a single touch point.
oneSTore.ph is an E-commerce Web Application that operates nationwide and caters primarily to Philippine consumers. oneSTore helps the Department of Science and Technology's assisted MSMEs widen the scope of their target market. It can help deliver economic growth and increase business opportunities. oneSTore provides customers with an effortless shopping experience and retailers with simple and direct access to the largest customer base in the Philippines.
Complementary food product / malnutition reduction program (mrP)
To address increasing malnutrition issue due to poverty in the region, DOST-8 implemented projects that would tackle this through the project entitled “Science and Technology-based Interventions to Address Malnutrition dubbed as Sulong Pinoy Program - aimed to reduce the prevalence of malnutrition among children not only in the cities but most especially in the remote and far flung communities in the provinces”
science & technology academy and research-based openly-operated kiosk station (starbooks)
The STARBOOKS, a user-friendly digital library, is a flagship project of DOST’s Science and Technology Information Institute (STII) which brings their science collection closer to the students. It contains S&T information in various formats – text, video and audio – from local and international sources, a collection of 80,000 titles in print and non-print formats covering vast range of S&T fields.
How to avail STARBOOKS
STII welcomes stakeholders who would like to set up the STARBOOKS in their area.
All that is required are the following:
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Computer
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POD
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A space measuring 3m x 4m (with specifications for physical set up of the Kiosk)
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Mandatory 1-2 days training
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Focal person
Who should avail of STARBOOKS
- Local Government Units (LGUs)
- Non-Government Organizations
- Educational Institutions
- Private Corporations
An electronic health care platform designed to provide better access to life-saving quality health care services in Geographically Isolated and Disadvantaged Areas (GIDAs) nationwide. It integrates a multifunction device, an electronic medical record and telemedicine to support health workers in all the steps of healthcare pathway (National Teleheath Center 2015).
What can RxBox do?
The RxBox is a telemedicine device capable of capturing medical signals through built-in medical sensors, storing data in an electronic medical record (Community Health Information Tracking System –CHITS), and transmitting health information via internet to a clinical specialist in the Philippine General Hospital for expert advice.
It also catalyzes improvement in the local referral system by facilitating teleconsultations (audio-video conferences) within the National Telehealth Service Program.
The RxBox can reduce the overall cost of healthcare by enabling health workers to diagnose, monitor and treat patients within the rural health facility, thanks to medical sensors inside the box!