<s>
Science	O
and	O
Technology	O
Academic	O
and	O
Research-Based	O
Openly	O
Operated	O
KioskS	O
(	O
abbreviated	O
as	O
Starbooks	B-Application
;	O
capitalized	O
as	O
STARBOOKS	B-Application
)	O
is	O
an	O
interactive	O
kiosk	O
system	O
developed	O
by	O
the	O
Science	O
and	O
Technology	O
Information	O
Institute	O
(	O
STII	O
)	O
of	O
the	O
Department	O
of	O
Science	O
and	O
Technology	O
(	O
DOST	O
)	O
of	O
the	O
Philippine	O
government	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starbooks	B-Application
was	O
conceptualized	O
by	O
Department	O
of	O
Science	O
and	O
Technology	O
(	O
DOST	O
)	O
Assistant	O
Secretary	O
and	O
Science	O
and	O
Technology	O
Information	O
Institute	O
(	O
STII	O
;	O
an	O
organization	O
under	O
the	O
DOST	O
)	O
Officer	O
in	O
Charge	O
Raymund	O
Liboro	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starbooks	B-Application
was	O
featured	O
at	O
the	O
2011	O
Regional	O
Invention	O
Contests	O
and	O
Exhibits	O
in	O
Davao	O
City	O
in	O
Davao	O
City	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2012	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
mass	O
deployment	O
of	O
Starbooks	B-Application
took	O
place	O
in	O
select	O
schools	O
in	O
Leyte	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
2014	O
,	O
all	O
regions	O
in	O
the	O
Philippines	O
had	O
their	O
own	O
Starbooks	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2016	O
,	O
the	O
1,000	O
th	O
site	O
was	O
installed	O
in	O
Calauan	O
,	O
Laguna	O
and	O
the	O
kiosk	O
system	O
was	O
upgraded	O
with	O
the	O
introduction	O
of	O
"	O
Super	O
Starbooks	B-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2020	O
,	O
amidst	O
the	O
COVID-19	O
pandemic	O
which	O
affected	O
the	O
country	O
's	O
education	B-Application
system	O
,	O
mobile	O
apps	O
were	O
released	O
Starbooks	B-Application
Whiz	O
,	O
a	O
gamified	O
quiz	O
program	O
and	O
the	O
Starbooks	B-Application
Online	O
App	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Described	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
digital	O
library	O
in	O
a	O
box	O
"	O
,	O
the	O
Starbooks	B-Application
interactive	O
kiosk	O
hosts	O
media	O
including	O
text	O
,	O
audio	O
,	O
and	O
videos	O
related	O
to	O
science	O
,	O
technology	O
,	O
engineering	O
and	O
mathematics	O
(	O
STEM	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Starbooks	B-Application
kiosk	O
consist	O
of	O
a	O
desktop	O
installed	O
on	O
a	O
specially	O
designed	O
"	O
pod	O
"	O
structure	O
.	O
</s>
