[kictanet] Who speaks for the ICT professionals in Kenya?

Ali Hussein ali at hussein.me.ke
Thu May 8 18:36:21 EAT 2014


+1 Matunda

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> On May 8, 2014, at 9:56 AM, Matunda Nyanchama via kictanet <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
> 
> Friends,
> 
> This is a good discussions.
> 
> But can you really consider ICT in the same terms as medicine, engineering, law, accounting, etc.?
> 
> Consider that some of these professions have been around for centuries, have evolved codes/practices/ethics that have allowed for standardization (and hence regulation), mainly as a consequence impact on safety/lives/economy/etc. ICT, despite the speed with which it has allowed things to change, has yet to get there to be at par with some of these professions. Example: the core ICT subject matter expertise is not agreed across the board, although there is tendency towards convergence over the last 30 years. I have seen such disparate BScs in computer science/engineering with astounding variance! Amazing!
> 
> CSK's role was cut to help the profession mature in the country. It should do more and live to expectations. I have also seen a few names recently, mainly driven from private sector interests. 
> 
> My guess: we're on an evolutionary path where the fittest will survive; fittest defined by terms like adaptation, innovation, relevance, etc.
> 
> Shukrani. 
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