[kictanet] OCHUODHO: It is high time order was brought to the ICT sector

[Mildred Achoch]

Like I said, in the Knowledge company/digital age, the Internet allows all
these components of what makes a profession to be thrown out of Ivory
towers and allows average people with the drive, commitment and passion to
become professionals and to create new professions that did not exist a
decade ago.

On Saturday, November 5, 2016, alex watila <awatila at yahoo.co.uk> wrote:

> a profession requires a recorgnised body of knowledge, ethics that members
> abide by, research going on in the body of knowledge and recognition
>
> On 5 Nov 2016 15:22, Mildred Achoch via kictanet <
> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke
> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke');>> wrote:
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> "The Merriam Webster Dictionary defines “profession” as “a calling
> requiring specialised knowledge and often long and intensive academic
> preparation”.Does IT/ICT, therefore, qualify as a “profession” or vocation?
> Yes, of course, it does."
>
> Long and intensive academic preparation? In the knowledge economy/digital
> age, the length has been drastically reduced.Perhaps there needs to be a
> new definition of the term "profession" that takes into consideration
> things like e-learning and "YouTube university". ICT underpines every
> profession so a doctor can be an IT expert in the medical field. With all
> due respect, the ICT sector is still growing and there's going to be a
> whole lot of chaos, I mean, innovation, before order is brought.
>
> Regards,
>
> Mildred Achoch.
>
>
> On Saturday, November 5, 2016, Kamotho Njenga via kictanet <
> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke
> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke');>> wrote:
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> Oracles from the father of Kenya's Internet......
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> http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Opinion/It-is-high-time-order-w
> as-brought-to-the-ICT-sector/440808-3441276-9qfmmgz/index.html
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> Kamotho
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