[kictanet] HR Pros get statutory recognition

[bitange at jambo.co.ke]

Evans,
Can you propose how IT can be regulated considering the fact that
technology changes every six months while law making process takes 4
years.  What makes up IT ranges from Network Enginers to Software
Developers to Ethical Hackers to Electronic Egineers and more. Most of
these have individual professional Associations.

Innovation tends to thrive within a legal lacuna.  If we get to create
such as a legislation, let us not be over prescriptive.  We must learn
from our constitution.  Too much freedom without responsibility which
threatens to undermines economic growth.  The Kenya Airways ruling is a
classic example that will not only undermine the airline's growth but the
economy.  Any economist will tell you that a country like ours with more
than 40% unemployment should have flexible labour laws.

Law Society of Kenya is the professional association for Lawyers but it
has not helped lawyers to be ethical.  We all seem to be in the same
governance bus.

Ndemo.



> Listers, I just heard in the news that Parliament passed a bill to
> regulate
> the HR profession. Why is it that we can't get similar recognition for the
> ICT profession? In countries like Brazil, India, Singapore, Kore etc, all
> leading IT destinations in their own right, the Government recognizes and
> works very closely with the IT professional bodies and this has led to
> great development of their IT industries. We could learn something from
> them.
>
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> Evans Ikua,*
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