Ilungelo lokulungisa: Abathengi bahlehla ukuze balungiswe ngokuzimela

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• November 19, 2021

Inhlangano ye-Right to Repair iphonsela inselelo isimo esikhona embonini ye-elekthronikhi nezimoto, ikhuthaza ikhono labathengi lokulungisa izinto zabo. Lolu shintsho lungenza intando yeningi kulwazi lobuchwepheshe, lukhuthaze umnotho wendawo, futhi lukhuthaze ukusetshenziswa okuzinzile. Kodwa-ke, iphinde iphakamise ukukhathazeka mayelana ne-cybersecurity, amalungelo empahla yobuhlakani, kanye nezingozi ezingaba khona zokulungiswa kwe-DIY.

Ilungelo Lokulungisa umongo

Isimo se-elekthronikhi yabathengi sekuyisikhathi eside sibonakala ngendida ekhungathekisayo: amadivayisi esithembele kuwo nsuku zonke ngokuvamile abiza kakhulu ukuwalungisa kunokuwashintsha. Lo mkhuba ungenxa yengxenye yezindleko eziphezulu kanye nokushoda kwezingxenye ezidingekayo, kodwa futhi nokuntuleka kolwazi olufinyelelekayo mayelana nendlela yokulungisa la madivayisi. Abakhiqizi bangempela bavame ukugcina izinqubo zokulungisa ngaphansi kokugoqa, ukudala umgoqo wezitolo zokulungisa ezizimele kanye nabathandi bokuzenzela (DIY). Lokhu kuye kwaholela esikweni lokulahlwa, lapho abathengi ngokuvamile bekhuthazwa ukuba balahle izinto ezingasebenzi kahle ukuze bathenge ezintsha.

Nokho, ushintsho luseduze, ngenxa yethonya elikhulayo lenhlangano yeLungelo Lokulungisa. Lolu hlelo lunikezelwe ekunikezeni amandla abathengi ngolwazi nezinsiza zokulungisa imishini yabo. Okugxilwe kakhulu kulo mbutho wukubekela inselele izinkampani ezinkulu ezigodla imininingwane yokulungisa nokuxilonga, okwenza kube nzima ezitolo ezizimele ukuthi zisevise imikhiqizo ethile. 

Isibonelo, i-iFixit, inkampani ehlinzeka ngemihlahlandlela yokulungisa ku-inthanethi yamahhala yayo yonke into kusukela kogesi kuya ezintweni zikagesi, iwummeli oqinile wenhlangano yeLungelo Lokulungisa. Bakholelwa ukuthi ngokwabelana ngolwazi lokulungisa ngokukhululekile, bangasiza ekwenzeni intando yeningi imboni yokulungisa futhi banikeze abathengi ukulawula okwengeziwe ekuthengeni kwabo. Ukunyakaza Kwelungelo Lokulungisa akukhona nje ukonga izindleko; futhi imayelana nokugomela amalungelo abathengi. Abameli baphikisa ngokuthi ikhono lokulungisa izinto ozithengile liyingxenye eyisisekelo yobunikazi.

Umthelela ophazamisayo

Ukuqiniswa kwemithethonqubo yeLungelo Lokulungisa, njengoba kukhuthazwe umyalo kaMongameli wase-US u-Joe Biden, kungaba nomthelela omkhulu kubathengi bama-electronics kanye nezimboni zezimoto. Uma abakhiqizi kudingeka ukuthi banikeze ulwazi lokulungisa kanye nezingxenye kubathengi kanye nezitolo zokulungisa ezizimele, kungaholela emakethe yokulungisa enokuncintisana kakhulu. Lokhu kuthambekela kungase kubangele izindleko eziphansi zokulungisa kubathengi kanye nokwenyuka kwesikhathi eside kwamadivayisi nezimoto. Kodwa-ke, lezi zimboni zizwakalise ukukhathazeka mayelana nezingozi ezingaba khona zokuvikeleka ku-inthanethi kanye nokwephulwa kwamalungelo empahla yobuhlakani, okubonisa ukuthi ukushintshela esikweni lokulungisa okuvuleleke kakhudlwana kungase kungabi bushelelezi.

Kubathengi, ukunyakaza kweLungelo Lokulungisa kungasho ukuzimela okukhulu ngokuthenga kwabo. Uma benekhono lokulungisa imishini yabo, bangonga imali ngokuhamba kwesikhathi. Lokhu kuthuthukiswa kungase futhi kuholele ekwenyukeni kokuzilibazisa okuhlobene nokulungisa namabhizinisi, njengoba abantu befinyelela ulwazi nezingxenye abazidingayo ukuze balungise izinto zokusebenza. Kodwa-ke, kukhona ukukhathazeka okusebenzayo mayelana nezingozi ezingaba khona ezihlobene nokulungiswa kwe-DIY, ikakhulukazi uma kuziwa emishinini eyinkimbinkimbi noma ebaluleke kakhulu ezokuphepha.

Inhlangano Yelungelo Lokulungisa ingase futhi iholele ezinzuzweni zezomnotho, njengokwakhiwa kwamathuba emisebenzi embonini yokulungisa kanye nokunciphisa imfucuza kagesi. Nokho, ohulumeni kudingeka balinganisele lezi zinzuzo ezingaba khona nokuvikela amalungelo empahla yobuhlakani nokuqinisekisa ukuphepha kwabathengi. I-New York isivele incike kuleli qhinga, njengoba uMthetho Wokulungisa Idijithali uba umthetho ngoDisemba 2022, usebenza kumadivayisi athengwe kuhulumeni ngemva komhla lu-1 kuJulayi 2023.

Imithelela Yelungelo Lokulungisa

Imithelela ebanzi yeLungelo Lokulungisa ingase ihlanganise:

• Izitolo zokulungisa ezizimele ezengeziwe ezikwazi ukwenza ukuxilonga okubanzi kanye nokulungisa umkhiqizo wekhwalithi, kanye nokunciphisa izindleko zebhizinisi ukuze ochwepheshe abengeziwe bakwazi ukuvula izitolo ezizimele zokulungisa.
• Amaqembu amelela abathengi akwazi ukucwaninga ngempumelelo ulwazi lokulungisa ukuze ahlole ukuthi amafemu amakhulu adala ngamabomu amamodeli emikhiqizo anesikhathi esifushane sokuphila.
• Umthetho owengeziwe osekela ukuzilungisa noma ukulungiswa kwe-DIY uyaphasiswa, ngomthetho ofanayo owamukelwa izizwe emhlabeni jikelele.
• Izinkampani eziningi ezilinganisa imiklamo yazo yemikhiqizo nezinqubo zokukhiqiza ukuze zithengise izimpahla ezihlala isikhathi eside futhi okulula ukuzilungisa.
• Ukwenziwa ngentando yeningi kolwazi lobuchwepheshe, okuholela kusisekelo sabathengi esinolwazi futhi esinamandla esingenza izinqumo ezingcono mayelana nokuthenga nokulungisa kwabo.
• Amathuba amasha emfundo ezikoleni nasezikhungweni zomphakathi, okuholela esizukulwaneni sabantu abangabodwana be-tech-savvy.
• Amathuba okwanda kwezinsongo ze-inthanethi njengoba ulwazi lwezobuchwepheshe olubucayi lufinyeleleka esidlangalaleni, okuholela ezindleleni zokuphepha eziphakeme kanye nezingxabano ezingokomthetho ezingaba khona.
• Ingozi yokuthi abathengi balimaze amadivayisi abo noma iziqinisekiso zokungasebenzi ngenxa yokulungisa okungalungile, okuholela ekulahlekeni kwezimali okungaba khona kanye nokukhathazeka kokuphepha.

Imibuzo okufanele icatshangelwe

• Ukunyakaza kweLungelo Lokulungisa kungaba nomthelela kanjani endleleni imikhiqizo ekhiqizwa ngayo ngokuzayo?
• Iyiphi enye indlela inhlangano yeLungelo Lokulungisa ingazithinta kanjani izinkampani, ezifana ne-Apple noma uJohn Deere?