[kictanet] Government spokesman's statement on the ICT Practitioners Bill

[Baiju Shah]

Well no where else in the world ICT professionals have to buy a licence so not too sure what the bill will do as it is self defeating.

In my view they will have to regulate all aspects of engineering. 

ICT is about engineering and NOT a practice like accountants and lawyers who deal with historic events.

ICT is an enabler for business likewise is engineering or creating new possibilities for revenue or improving on the current.
@Hussien, can we organise a session to educate the government.

Thanks,

Best Regards,
Baiju

> On 19 Aug 2016, at 16:08, waudo siganga via kictanet <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
> 
> How does Duale react when confronted with the fact that the bill runs
> counter to Government policy? Is he dismissive? The Jubilee (Digital)
> Government had top of its manifesto and agenda the recognition that ICT
> is an enabling tool for all Kenyans. To this end laptops are even being
> introduced to ALL pupils in standard 1. It's funny that someone then
> fronts a bill which essentially creates a crime of "practicing ICT
> without a license". Probably some people will be hauled to court with
> computers and illicit code as exhibits for posing as ICT practitioners.
> I don't think Duale understands anything about the bill. His only
> explanation, according to Hussein's report,  is that a "section of
> Kenyans" have approached him.
> 
> Now that we have lawyers, engineers, architects, doctors, what will we
> call these new guys going round with a license to practice ICT? I
> suggest "Icytors", and they can prefix their names with "ICY". Comments
> welcome.
> 
> 
> 
>> On Fri, Aug 19, 2016, at 10:46 AM, Tony White via kictanet wrote:
>> http://www.nation.co.ke/news/Govt-urges-public-give-views-ICT-Practitioners-Bill/1056-3350186-5uilrb/index.html
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