[kictanet] ICTAK strikes back...

[Tony White]

Walu, at least you have the courage to draw this to our attention.

...an attempt to defend the indefensible!

Interestingly, there is no law requiring the registration of ICT
'practitioners' in the UK or USA.  In the UK, there are several laws
which touch upon the ICT sector:

Computer Misuse Act 1990
Consumer Protection Act 1987
Data Protection Act 1998
Disability Discrimination Act 1995
EC Directives on Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE)
Freedom of Information Act 2002
Health and Safety at Work Act 1974
Copyright, Designs and Patent Act 1988
Protection of the Environment (Environmental Information Regulations 2005)
Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000
The Telecommunications Regulations 2000 (Lawful Business Practice)
(Interception of Communications)

None of the above target 'practitioners', or requires them to pay
'license' fees.

Cheers,
Tony


On 19/07/2016, Walubengo J via kictanet <kictanet at gw.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
> John Walubengo’s recent blog post targeted ICTAK unfairly and raises
> critical issues of authenticity and factual worth.The article needs to be
> understood in the context of the ICT Practitioners Bill 2016, that ICTAK has
> petitioned Parliament to consider.NJENGA: ICT Practitioners Bill is timely
> and advances excellence
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> NJENGA: ICT Practitioners Bill is timely and advances excellence
>  Shadowy forces riding on social media perpetuate the lie that a university
> degree is mandatory for recognition.  |   |
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> walu.
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>       From: Grace Githaiga via kictanet <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
>  To: jwalu at yahoo.com
> Cc: Grace Githaiga <ggithaiga at hotmail.com>
>  Sent: Monday, July 11, 2016 8:42 PM
>  Subject: [kictanet] ICTAK can’t speak for Kenya’s entire ICT sector
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> clear who coined the phrase "Be careful what you wish for; you might just
> get it". That, however, may be what has just happened.Two years ago, I
> blogged about the need to have the ICT sector organised under one legally
> recognised umbrella
> body.http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/blogs/dot9/walubengo/-/2274560/3290310/-/khfydez/-/index.html
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-- 
Tony White