[kictanet] ICT Authority to weed out quacks
Collins Areba
arebacollins at gmail.com
Fri Dec 2 17:15:19 EAT 2016
It's still not comforting because government wants to define an ICT
practitioner in a certain way. Ostensibly to lock out competition using
some criteria or another.
Indeed can be argued as a telling sign of impending "government by cartel".
On 2 Dec 2016 16:56, "Ahmed Mohamed Maawy via kictanet" <
kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
> Thank you Paul,
>
> But free speech is free speech. There is no paranoia here. Only freedom of
> expression.
>
> On 2 Dec 2016 4:50 p.m., "Paul Korir via kictanet" <
> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
>
>> Fellow Listers,
>> (Please read through until the end before reacting.)
>>
>> It is unfortunate that this issue has arisen before the dust from the ICT
>> Practioners Bill has settled. There are a lot of pent up emotions (and
>> rightly so) associated with confronting policy corruption. This has not
>> only affected ICT but other fields (I seem to be the only one angered by
>> some of the sections of the Science, Technology and Innovation Act).
>>
>> It is also unfortunate that that the subject of this thread is misleading
>> or incomplete at best and that the journalist who penned this piece did not
>> take the time to dissect the issues. For example, there is no explicit
>> statement that this applies only to government expenditure and the
>> reference at the end is vague (“…that the government has an interest in.”)
>>
>> Nevertheless, government agencies have a duty to protect the public’s
>> interests in delivering service to the people. In this case, the issue is
>> the use of public funds (not private capital) in procuring government
>> contracts and the ICTA is proposing regulation to this end. Please remember
>> that the mandate of ICTA is to serve the government and not the private
>> sector.
>>
>> “The Authority is tasked with rationalising and streamlining the
>> management of all Government of Kenya ICT functions.” (from
>> http://www.icta.go.ke/ict-authority/).
>>
>> To the best of my understanding (and the functions of the ICTA) the
>> statement by the CEO have no bearing on private procurement and application
>> of ICT to private business. This is not a move to regulate the ICT sector
>> but to secure the procurement of ICT services in government functions. In
>> other words, quacks are those who are stealing public funds by masquerading
>> as ICT professionals. Now, who would be opposed to that?
>>
>> I think paranoia is beginning to get the better of us…
>>
>> Dr. Paul Korir, PhD
>> +44 7780 283 183 <+44%207780%20283183>
>> *Ordnung muß sein*
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>> 1. Re: ICT Authority to weed out quacks (Ahmed Mohamed Maawy)
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>> From: Ahmed Mohamed Maawy <ultimateprogramer at gmail.com>
>> To: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
>> Cc: Collins Areba <arebacollins at gmail.com>, JImmy Gitonga
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>> Fellows,
>>
>> We will be the 1st market in the history of the world to kill innovation
>> by
>> regulating it.
>>
>> According to Wikipedia *Innovation* is defined simply as a "*new idea,
>> device, or method*". However, innovation is often also viewed as the
>> *application
>> of better solutions that meet new requirements, unarticulated needs*, or
>> existing market needs. This is accomplished through more-effective
>> products, processes, services, technologies, or business models that are
>> readily available to markets, governments and society. The term
>> "innovation" can be defined as something original and more effective and,
>> as a consequence, new, that "breaks into" the market or society. It is
>> related to, but not the same as, invention.
>>
>> If Innovation is related to invention. Who in the world ever invented
>> anything under a very strict regulatory framework ?? Isn't it that we
>> constantly talk about people who invented new things to break the norm?
>> (including status quo in a society hell bent to set norms and standards to
>> tell people like Thomas Edisson that he can't do a lightbulb and the
>> Wright
>> Brothers that they can't fly?)
>>
>> Again, And what school ever taught an inventor to invent anything?
>>
>> The kid in Maasai Mara who invented a technology to scare away lions (and
>> got TV airtime just because someone discovered him with a mindset outside
>> the education system) - did he ever go to school?
>>
>> Can we go on giving countless statements on this?
>>
>> On Fri, Dec 2, 2016 at 3:30 PM, Collins Areba via kictanet <
>> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
>>
>> Thank you Andrew: a true geriatric in this world. (I did my fair share of
>> fortran 77 btw)
>>
>> I think the problem is clear: irregular tendering, leading in quacks being
>> awarded tenders for one reason or another at the expense of legitimately
>> qualified suppliers. Now, if you ask me, Thats the domain of Public
>> Procurements Oversight Authority.
>>
>> Maybe the said parties should seek representation in the said authority,
>> or maybe we should seek a common "ICT practitioners" position or checklist
>> for the PPPOA to consider when setting rules.
>>
>> My 2 cents.
>>
>> On Fri, Dec 2, 2016 at 3:06 PM, Kevin Kamonye via kictanet <
>> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
>>
>> My ideal scenario as regards to post secondary school;
>>
>> 1. Enroll for a program like NYS/ Police/ Military for at least 1 year to
>> learn essential life skills.
>> 2. Continue serving or get into the job market for at least 2 years doing
>> some paid internship/apprenticeship (savings scheme for school fees )
>> 3. Go for Undergraduate studies - Dip/Bachelor (part-time/ distance
>> learning for non-eng. courses)
>> 4. Back to work - start of specialisation for at least 5 years
>> 5. Masters etc. but after a very thorough interviewing/ career review
>> process before being enrolled to any program
>>
>> These certifications are in some ways hurting the industry. But I guess
>> they are a necessary evil as the job market is flooded with people who can
>> get the job done.
>>
>> Perhaps we should have a common framework that acts as a lifetime
>> Continuous Assesment Test (CAT) for every sector of the industry that is
>> publicly and commonly administered by selected panels for every region.
>> Like a LinkedIN where endorsements for skills actually mean something.
>>
>> As for me, the industry I have been trying to break into to start my
>> specialisation (Cyber Security OPs) seems to have a thing for seeing the
>> entire alphabet on your CV :) This quack has thrown in the towel and am
>> back at school (actually started my end of semester exams today).
>>
>> Kevin
>>
>> On 2 December 2016 at 14:35, JImmy Gitonga via kictanet <
>> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
>>
>> Wow Andrew,
>>
>> It seems that is everyone's journey here until "recently" when Computer
>> Science became a course in our universities. I am a "quack" as much as you
>> are.
>>
>> I loved the story and all the best.
>>
>> So, Listers, this is my take. The problem is that the government has
>> allowed tenderpreneurs to flourish in every sector, and the experts in the
>> government, who ought to supervise, are compromised for various reasons.
>>
>> We are just feeling the heat now because we are in the way of the rent
>> seekers. Look at our mechanical engineering sector and see the chaos
>> caused
>> by "regulation".
>>
>> Regards
>>
>> Jimmy Gitonga
>> *Web and Motion*
>>
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>> 1. Re: ICT Authority to weed out quacks (Andrew Alston)
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>> From: Andrew Alston <Andrew.Alston at liquidtelecom.com>
>> To: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
>> Subject: Re: [kictanet] ICT Authority to weed out quacks
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>> Hi All,
>>
>> I wade into this debate with a great degree of caution, but at the same
>> time I feel it would be amiss not to tell my own story ? and let you judge
>> my stance from that.
>>
>> When I was 12 years old, living in South Africa, I walked door to door
>> at every computer shop in the town I lived in, begging for a chance to
>> help
>> out in the stores ? I didn?t want money ? I wanted to be near the
>> machines. There was a guy, interestingly he shared my first name, and
>> decided he?d give me a chance, and so at 12 years old I started showing up
>> on Saturdays and installing dos on machines and installing windows 3.1 and
>> hanging around their workshop. By the time I was 13, I was putting
>> together machines for them. They were even kind enough to give me the
>> equivalent of 140 KSH for a Saturday morning.
>>
>> Somewhere along the way, I got hold of a copy of turbo pascal and
>> begged pleaded and borrowed some manuals and taught myself how to program,
>> first in pascal, and then in assembler. By the time I was 16, I was then
>> faced with a choice. I could stick with high school, finish, leave at the
>> same time as everyone else, go to universities, spend years getting a
>> degree, and then enter the job market at the same time as all my school
>> friends. Or, due to the age of the industry and how new it was where I
>> was
>> growing up, I could leave school, get a job, and get a 2 and a half year
>> experience head start on everyone I was at school with. I made my choice,
>> and in around March, 3 months into grade 10, I clearly remember getting up
>> in the middle of science class, and walking out. I never went back.
>>
>> By the time I left though, I had already organized myself a job,
>> relying on the experience I had working in computer stores for the
>> previous
>> 3 and a half odd years, and relying on the fact that I could already
>> program. So, I got on a bus, at age 16, travelled a thousand kilometres
>> down to Cape Town and started my working life. Over the next few years, I
>> worked my ass off, earned just enough money to keep me afloat, and
>> eventually started my own IT security company, got defrauded, went broke
>> as
>> a result, got up, and started again. Eventually ending up working for the
>> University of Cape Town in their IT department. While there I started
>> moonlighting for TENET (the South African academic network), and
>> eventually
>> ended up as their CTO where I was for 6 years. After leaving there and
>> doing a whole bunch of contracting (primarily for various universities), I
>> took a contract with Liquid which eventually ended up becoming permanent
>> and I ended up where I am today, in a senior position building networks
>> across the continent.
>>
>> The point of this story is ? there are individuals out there who have
>> chosen a different route ? I am not alone in the path I took, and I am not
>> special, I was not born to wealth and honestly I don?t think I could have
>> afforded to go to University anyway ? my parents certainly didn?t have the
>> money to pay for it, nor was I born with insane brain power, I merely
>> chose
>> to find my own path and work hard to reach the heights I have. And in all
>> of this ? I fail to see why any system should penalize people such as
>> myself, and indirectly penalize the people who I could share my knowledge
>> and experience with. I fail to see why a qualification actually matters
>> if
>> someone can *prove* they can do the job ? and do it well, with an equal
>> amount of passion, drive and skill, however it was acquired.
>>
>> Obviously, this post is written from an intensely personal perspective,
>> but I argue that there are many who shared the path I chose to walk, and I
>> believe that anything that removes the ability of these people to
>> contribute to society and to our industry, is unfair, dangerous and
>> against
>> the interests of the industry as a whole.
>>
>> I know that I am PROUD to work in this industry, it is with pride that
>> I stand among my colleagues, both Kenyan and otherwise, both certified and
>> non-certified, and I just want the opportunity to continue the work I have
>> dedicated the last 21 years of my life to and continue to build this
>> industry and be able to contribute.
>>
>> Just my thoughts
>>
>> Andrew
>>
>>
>> From: kictanet [mailto:kictanet-bounces+andrew.alston=
>> liquidtelecom.com at lists.kictanet.or.ke] On Behalf Of Dorcas Muthoni
>> via kictanet
>> Sent: 02 December 2016 11:53
>> To: Andrew Alston <Andrew.Alston at liquidtelecom.com>
>> Cc: Dorcas Muthoni <dmuthoni at gmail.com>
>> Subject: Re: [kictanet] ICT Authority to weed out quacks
>>
>>
>> Unfortunately, judging from my experience, both in public and private
>> sector, HR and top IT management do indeed either get it wrong, lack
>> ability or sometimes objectivity while onboarding vendors or staff.
>>
>> In which case, industry professionals can help in defining a criteria
>> for all. This of course should also be shared with tertiary institutions
>> and universities.
>>
>> As we know, new professions are being defined daily. Some core
>> fundamentals remain the same.
>>
>> On Dec 2, 2016 11:27 AM, "Francis Nderitu via kictanet" <
>> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke<mailto:kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>>
>> wrote:
>> In my own view this kind of vetting they are asking for should be
>> institutional but not individual - which is already happening naturally.
>> Does Company A have the capacity to offer service XYZ? That kind of
>> approach could be helpful, just like in the construction industry,
>> diffrent
>> companies have diffrent clearance level.
>>
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Dec 2, 2016 at 11:03 AM, Nelson J kwaje via kictanet <
>> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke<mailto:kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>>
>> wrote:
>>
>> @James,
>>
>> I like how people are open minded about ICT professional. it is okay
>> to be a drop out, it is okay to not have any qualifications, just have
>> passion and be good at what you do.
>>
>> Doctors and Pilots used to be treated the same way. few regulations,
>> few standards and no regularity body until we realized that our lives
>> depends on these people and their mistakes can be catastrophic.
>>
>> The ICT Industry is heading in the same direction. our errors are
>> starting to cause some serious damages and the society is right when it
>> demands some yardstick to know who is who.
>>
>> Will you fly with an uncertified pilot ?
>>
>> Can you go to the operating theater with a passionate and committed
>> doctor but no certificate ?
>>
>> Why will you accept anyone to mange the system for your bank,
>> hospital, airport and even national security.
>>
>> Cheers
>>
>> Nelson
>>
>>
>> On 02/12/2016 10:42 WD, James Muendo wrote:
>> Nelson,
>>
>> "we can not sit and and watch as the industry gets diluted in the name
>> of innovation and disruption."
>>
>> I think what you have quoted there is what drives the profession and
>> the industry at large. What you are suggesting is we curb creativity of
>> people who seek to curb a niche out of the huge industry. As Ahmed said,
>> this is not like professions, like, being a doctor or a lawyer that have a
>> pre-set set of standards. If anything, the industry thrives on its dynamic
>> nature, which leads to disruption and innovation.
>>
>> On that I beg to disagree with you. Also, in terms of standards, if we
>> look outside .KE, what other country/town has ICT standards?
>>
>> Am with Ngigi in this one, we need to separate business from
>> profession. The tricky bit, would be, what criteria will you use to do so.
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> On 2 December 2016 at 10:28, Nelson J kwaje via kictanet <
>> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke<mailto:kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>>
>> wrote:
>>
>> Let us face it, the ICT Industry has a problem with standards,
>> ambiguity rules the ICT Industry in Kenya. the words below can have as
>> many meanings as the are ICT professionals
>>
>> * Cloud Solution
>> * Software Architect
>> * Software Developer
>> * IoT
>> * Web APP
>> * and many other
>>
>> we can not sit and and watch as the industry gets diluted in the name
>> of innovation and disruption.
>>
>>
>> On 02/12/2016 10:12 WD, Dorcas Muthoni via kictanet wrote:
>>
>> My point is, chaos are eminent in the industry. Is it what we want..
>> NO.
>>
>> Then, let's agree on the criteria. ICT Authority is part of the
>> KICTANET community, let's engage them, instead of shooting in your
>> defense.
>> Let's get a constructive multi-stakeholder engagement.
>>
>> I am afraid that having a few highly opinionated people rule mailing
>> lists stalls multi-stakeholder participation.
>>
>> I hope that the ICT Authority is listening somewhere.
>>
>> On Dec 2, 2016 10:00 AM, "Ahmed Mohamed Maawy via kictanet" <
>> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke<mailto:kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>>
>> wrote:
>> Its not really about why people feel insecure. Its about what policy is
>> meant to do. Why? Technologists are not doctors or lawyers.
>> With all due respect. What does the education system offer as a
>> yardstick for competence? Most of us got jobs before we even graduated
>> school. And we went on to work for projects and institutions that went on
>> to win Awards in the international arena.
>>
>> You see, IT is not about being a Doctor or being a Lawyer (where theory
>> is a factor). IT is an operational field. IT, more than any other field -
>> is based on Talent. Not much on Knowledge. This is why we have so many
>> people out of Uni looking for Internships that they can not find. In a
>> market where the dynamics are governed by people who did not even do that
>> degree - to drive technical jobs.
>>
>> And yes, we have several CEOs in several companies who (and some of
>> them entrepreneur their own way through) did not even do a BCom at the
>> least. Some of them did not even see an higher learning institution.
>> We need to understand that the market dynamics are shifting. Schools in
>> developing are evolving. Why? Because Technology has changed the education
>> field. The education field is not changing technology. Apologies if we
>> believe so.
>> Just my two cents.
>>
>> On Fri, Dec 2, 2016 at 9:39 AM, Collins Areba via kictanet <
>> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke<mailto:kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>>
>> wrote:
>> @Dorcas.
>> Before we even get to answering why many people are insecure about the
>> discussion, I would point to the more obvious question. What are the
>> protagonists trying to do? what are they trying to solve? Unfortunately
>> thus far, It is not clear. What is in need of regulation? and why does it
>> need to be regulated? is this regulation for regulation's sake?
>>
>> I did mention yesterday that from my point of view, Regulation makes
>> sense only where there is a limited resource, shared by many, which left
>> without regulation would result in disorder and "law of the jungle". Which
>> ICT component is this that needs to be streamlined to prevent it from
>> spiralling out of control?
>>
>> From where I sit, It feels like a bunch of individuals feel
>> shortchanged about the time, effort and money they spent in learning "the
>> science" only to come out here and find the arena flattened by the same
>> technology. It feels like "the bill" which seeks to assign non existent
>> value to those that feel some level of entitlement to that "ict
>> professional" title purely on the basis of having done ICT formally.
>>
>> I stand corrected.
>>
>> On Fri, Dec 2, 2016 at 9:02 AM, Dorcas Muthoni via kictanet <
>> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke<mailto:kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>>
>> wrote:
>>
>> Why are so many people insecure about this topic.
>>
>> Can a bank CEO act as the principal legal officer of a bank? Why not?
>>
>> Which Innovators are these people are referring to? As far as I know,
>> most of the referenced global innovators dropped out of some computer
>> science programs and employ thousands of highly qualified CS and
>> engineering graduates.
>>
>> I don't think starting a box-pushing or software license reselling
>> entity coupled with hiring a few technicians can turn anyone into a domain
>> professional. Let's get this straight and boldly address the true issues
>> at hand.
>>
>> Obviously, this loose arrangement is leading to the proliferation of
>> extreme tender-prenuership.
>>
>> Can anyone point me to potential local Bill Gates, Larry Page or Mark
>> Mark Zuckerberg. We can't use such example to complicate this discussion.
>>
>> If anything, we should be providing a friendly environment those with
>> money and great experience invest in highly scalable startups.
>>
>> Nothing bars anyone who falls short of an agreed criteria from working
>> on it.
>>
>> Obviously, we cannot water down such an important topic.
>>
>> On Dec 1, 2016 10:28 PM, "Alfred Kinyua via kictanet" <
>> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke<mailto:kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>>
>> wrote:
>>
>> Two things stand out, concerning ICT Authority.
>> 1. Conformance of set standards (raising the bar).
>> 2. locking out unqualified personnel, where government has interests .
>> This is not a trivial issue, because one might be qualified but
>> incompetent (theorists) / unsitable, while the opposite might be true,
>> unqualufied but competent/suitable, this is true for ICT realtad mattets.
>> Personally I thing further probing is required.
>>
>> On Dec 1, 2016 22:01, "Beryl Aidi via kictanet" <
>> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke<mailto:kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>>
>> wrote:
>> Hi All,
>> Law and policy seldom exist in a vacuum. Does anyone know anywhere in
>> the world where the kind of regulation or ICT standards being anticipated
>> to be used to weed out quacks have been used successfully? Successfully
>> here being key, which means no victimization of those without any
>> certifications that may exist; startups; or those just playing around and
>> happen to stumble on something that may end up taking the world by storm;
>> and by no means a way to stifle internet freedoms. Anyone knows where such
>> a model exists? My two cents.
>>
>> Beryl Aidi
>>
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Dec 1, 2016 at 9:41 PM, Waithaka Ngigi via kictanet <
>> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke<mailto:kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>>
>> wrote:
>> In summary... ICT is "...A coalition of The Willing..."
>>
>> Waithaka Ngigi
>>
>> Alliance Technologies
>> www.at.co.ke<http://www.at.co.ke>
>> From: Collins Areba via kictanet
>> Sent: Thursday, December 1, 2016 9:30 PM
>> To: Ngigi Waithaka
>> Reply To: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions
>> Cc: Collins Areba; KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions
>> Subject: Re: [kictanet] ICT Authority to weed out quacks
>>
>>
>>
>> Exactly!
>> ICT is a disruptive sector. It is unfortunate when we attempt to define
>> it as one would engineering, or architecture, or survey. The action -
>> reaction - feedback - correction continum time wise is soo tiny. A
>> decision
>> for instance in some of these association, say which colour to paint a
>> wall
>> might take four months.
>>
>> I would still ask, what is the problem we are trying to solve? If this
>> can be defined we should be in a position to find solutions collectively.
>>
>> On 1 Dec 2016 21:12, "Mwendwa Kivuva" <Kivuva at transworldafrica.com<m
>> ailto:Kivuva at transworldafrica.com>> wrote:
>>
>> The said procurement quacks are like Josephine Kabura. But they are not
>> really quacks because they work as conduits for their masters in high
>> places.
>>
>> If it was possible to weed out "quacks" from the industry, the said
>> masters would still use the "professionals" to commit heinous crimes.
>>
>> Show me major scandals in Kenya conducted by quacks and I will show you
>> a liar. Goldenberg, Anglo-leasing, euro bond...
>>
>> On Dec 1, 2016 7:36 PM, "Collins Areba via kictanet" <
>> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke<mailto:kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>>
>> wrote:
>>
>> I believe regulation should only be present where there is a limited,
>> shared resource that might be subject to abuse. Short of having a set of
>> rules: don't test an EMP in a built up area, don't access government
>> servers even if their passwords are admin, admin. Don't give the
>> president's number on twitter, etc etc etc. That is progressive
>> legislation.
>>
>> On 1 Dec 2016 18:24, "Collins Areba" <arebacollins at gmail.com<mailto:
>> arebacollins at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>
>> Dorcas: show me the chaos. Then we discuss order.
>>
>> On 1 Dec 2016 18:17, "James Muendo" <james at muendo.co.ke<mailto:jam
>> es at muendo.co.ke>> wrote:
>> Collins,
>>
>> +1
>>
>>
>> --
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>>
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>>
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>>
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>>
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>>
>>
>> Too Brief? Here's Why
>>
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Dec 1, 2016 at 6:15 PM +0300, "Collins Areba via kictanet" <
>> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke<mailto:kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>>
>> wrote:
>>
>> Personally I seek examples of the damage done by the said quacks that
>> professional institutions haven't done. The distinct point of departure
>> which will show the distinct difference so as to justify regulation.
>>
>> On 1 Dec 2016 17:32, "waudo siganga via kictanet" <
>> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke<mailto:kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>>
>> wrote:
>> Kivuva, you forgot Zuckerberg.
>>
>> On Thu, Dec 1, 2016, at 11:47 AM, Mwendwa Kivuva via kictanet wrote:
>> College drop outs who rule the world.
>>
>> Michael Saul Dell, William Henry ?Bill? Gates iii, Paul Gardner Allen,
>> Lawrence Joseph Ellison, Stephen ?Woz? Wozniak, Steven Paul Jobs, Robert
>> Edward ?Ted? Turner iii
>> http://lord.me.ke/college-dropouts-who-rule-the-world/
>>
>> I wonder who among those would be considered an ICT pro in Kenya.
>>
>> ______________________
>> Mwendwa Kivuva, Nairobi, Kenya
>> twitter.com/lordmwesh<http://twitter.com/lordmwesh>
>>
>>
>>
>> On 1 December 2016 at 12:03, Ali Hussein via kictanet <
>> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke<mailto:kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>>
>> wrote:
>> The real important question has not been answered. Not since the term
>> ICT started being used.
>>
>> WHO IS AN ICT PRACTITIONER?
>>
>> And who is this WATCHDOG who will abrogate himself/herself the role of
>> GateKeeper and RentSeeker?
>>
>> Ali Hussein
>> Principal
>> Hussein & Associates
>> +254 0713 601113 <+254%20713%20601113> <+254%20713%20601113><tel:+254
>> %20713%20601113>
>>
>>
>> Twitter: @AliHKassim
>>
>> Skype: abu-jomo
>>
>> LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim
>>
>> "Discovery consists in seeing what everyone else has seen and thinking
>> what no one else has thought". ~ Albert Szent-Gy?rgyi
>>
>> Sent from my iPad
>>
>> On 1 Dec 2016, at 10:51 AM, Athar Ahmad Bhatti via kictanet <
>> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke<mailto:kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>>
>> wrote:
>>
>> Brian they will implant a chip in your brain and track your IQ to see
>> whether you are fit for IT. Whereas the millennial generation will lose
>> most as they are hands on.
>>
>> Athar Ahmad Bhatti
>> +254726488311 <+254%20726%20488311> <+254%20726%20488311><tel:+254
>> %20726%20488311>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Dec 1, 2016 at 10:43 AM +0300, "Brian Muhia via kictanet" <
>> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke<mailto:kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>>
>> wrote:
>>
>> This is only to be applied to people trying to do contract jobs for the
>> government, right?
>>
>> On Thu, Dec 1, 2016 at 10:27 AM WANGARI KABIRU via kictanet <
>> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke<mailto:kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>>
>> wrote:
>> Blessed Thursday!
>>
>> Might the sector be getting its shape?
>>
>> Private schooling started as an innovative approach to education - now
>> we even have more innovative home schooling and best practice approaches.
>> Healthcare etc
>>
>> Who has helped to weed out quacks proactively in most instances - it is
>> the industry associations working with the governments. An angle to borrow
>> from.
>>
>> "....He said the authority will in the next couple of weeks launch ICT
>> standards where every professional in the field seeking to serve public
>> service must comply.
>> ?One of the things which we are doing very soon in the next couple of
>> weeks, is that we shall be launching ICT standard, these are ICT national
>> standards and we plan on having them effective from first of January and
>> based on that vendors will have to comply with the standards,? said the
>> CEO, adding that those who will not comply to the standards will be
>> blacklisted..."
>>
>> How might the players engage in the discourse to give it shape while
>> keep its jelly-nature?
>>
>> Be blessed.
>>
>> Regards/Wangari
>>
>> ---
>> Pray God Bless. 2013Wangari circa - "Being of the Light, We are
>> Restored Through Faith in Mind, Body and Spirit; We Manifest The Kingdom
>> of
>> God on Earth".
>>
>>
>> On Thursday, 1 December 2016, 8:43, Ahmed Mohamed Maawy via kictanet <
>> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke<mailto:kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>>
>> wrote:
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