Mapping the Diversity and Distribution of Appropriate Technology in University Student Community Services

Abstract

Appropriate Technology is a form of technology application used to address community needs according to regional conditions. The 2024 UPN "Veteran" Yogyakarta Student Community Services Program (KKN) produced various TTG outputs that have not been comprehensively mapped by field and application location. This study aims to map the diversity and distribution of TTG based on 295 reports from the 2024 KKN activities and determine priority TTG as a basis for developing superior technology. A quantitative descriptive approach was used to recapitulate and classify TTG data from secondary KKN reports based on field of application-agriculture, environment, and information systems-and locations. The mapping identified 207 TTG, with agriculture being the most widely applied field (91 TTG, 44.0%), followed by environment (65 TTG, 31.4%) and information systems (51 TTG, 24.6%). Several TTG, including organic fertilizer and botanical pesticides, were frequently applied across multiple KKN locations. These frequency and distribution patterns served as the basis for determining priority TTG for prototype development. This study provides the first systematic institutional inventory of community-service technology outputs at UPN "Veteran" Yogyakarta, offering an evidence base for identifying community technology needs and directing the development of TTG more appropriate to field conditions.