Development of IT Equipment Management Methodology based on Carbon Emission and End-of-Life Period with A Design Thinking Approach: Case Study: Bandung Institute of Technology

Abstract

Global warming and other environmental problems are becoming a worrying aspect. In the current digitalization era, various organizations are focusing on increasing the quantity of Information Technology (IT) assets to support business processes, including organizations engaged in the education sector. However, the impact arising from IT equipment has not been well thought out and managed. The same thing also happened to the Bandung Institute of Technology, which had no concerns regarding IT equipment emissions. In reality, the management of IT equipment has not been carried out properly due to the absence of an equipment management system based on environmental aspects, such as greenhouse gas emissions and end-of-life period. Therefore, this research focuses on developing a method with a design thinking approach to develop an IT equipment management system. Design thinking is used as a method of development approach so that it can be adapted to the needs of users and organizations. This method is expected to provide insight to ITB stakeholders so that they are able to design an environment-based IT equipment management system.