Department of Science and Technology(DOST)

I am seeking information from your office about how your information systems are hosted. By information systems, I am referring to your institution’s website and internal systems. Your IT department may be in the best position to assist with this FOI request. For each information system under your office’s responsibility -- including, at a minimum, the following websites: 1. Main website: https://www.dost.gov.ph/ 2. Balik Scientist Program Management System: https://bspms.dost.gov.ph/ 3. Certification of S&T-oriented Private Foundations, and Specific Research and Development Projects: https://sfu.dost.gov.ph/ 
-- and any additional systems you are able to include, I would like to know the following details for each of the above: 1. Is the system hosted on-premises, by a commercial hosting provider (e.g., a cloud provider such as Amazon Web Services, Azure or Alibaba Cloud), a combination of the two, or via some other arrangement? 2. If a commercial hosting provider is involved, please supply the name of the provider(s). 3. Since when have the current hosting arrangements been in place? I look forward to your reply. I am part of an international research effort to understand cloud infrastructure and your answers will provide useful insights to society. Kindly provide the above information by July 18, 2025, or in 15 working days as required by Executive Order No. 2, s. 2016. Thank you very much for your time and assistance. P.S. Please note that although I am currently based abroad, I listed my Philippine residential address in the form, as it requires a Philippine municipality, region, and other local details regardless of the selected country.