William Sibuyi’s innovative creation is a testament that the Fourth Industrial Revolution has arrived. Sibuyi is elated to announce the finished product of his new technology, Data Lock Mobile Computer.
He has been always fascinated about technology from a young age, and wanted to come up with innovative ways to uplift his community.
Sibuyi said the data lock technology will improve the synergy in the various processes of road and management functions, such as vehicle and licence verification and revenue collection of traffic fines.
“I did my research and found that government institutions such as municipalities and especially the road traffic management in Mpumalanga, lose revenue when it comes to the capturing and collection of traffic or road fines. It undeniable there are loopholes in some of the current systems in use, which may also open space for corruptive behaviour,” Sibuyi said.
“The technology is an administrative concept that will revolutionise and modernise the road traffic management functions. It will further enable a 100% revenue collection.”
Sibuyi said he had begun his research about two years ago and finally finished a new product under his company, Bathu Technologies.
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He outlined how the product functions.
“When a traffic officer stops a motorist, they will be able to verify the driver’s and vehicle licences by scanning them with the data lock gadget, and not just by merely looking at it. The officers can print out fines from a printer installed in their vehicles, connected to the gadget, and these can be administered immediately as issued. Motorists can choose to be emailed the reference number of the fine.
This quick administration will allow motorists to pay for their fines as soon as possible at various outlets and digitally, curbing the delay of receiving references weeks later. The gadget will be interfaced with vehicle records, validations and SAPS servers for vehicle clearances,” Sibuyi said
“There are huge numbers of unroadworthy vehicles and motorists with expired and fraudulent driver’s and vehicle licences, but traffic officers are trained to do inspections with the naked eye. This gadget will be able to see and capture everything the traffic officer cannot detect on their own.”
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Sibuyi said this is the sort of fourth industrial technology the province has been waiting for, and that he would be glad to pilot it. “This portable gadget will change the interface of Mpumalanga forever.”
