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

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I hope Tony's mail has put an end to the campaign. Thanks for closing this
debate Tony White.

On Saturday, November 5, 2016, Tony White via kictanet <
kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:

> I wonder if Shem, who admits to not reading the bill he advocates,
> takes his car for repair to a mechanical engineer, registered as an
> engineer - or does he (like most of us) take it to his friendly local
> mechanic?
>
> Strangely, the mechanical engineer probably would be unable (and
> certainly unwilling) to get out his socket set and fix the car -
> although he should be able to tell Shem how an internal combustion
> engine works (and design one, should the need arise).
>
> Shem writes an 'oped' piece in the 'Nation' - does he need
> certification as a 'journalist' to do that?
>
> Confusion also arises as to 'What *is* ICT'?  Is it the design of a
> 'computer' (or associated hardware)? - NO - that is the province of
> the electrical engineer!  Is it, then, the operation of a computing
> 'device'? - NO - that is the province of the 'end user', in the same
> sense as that of the operation of a TV - we all operate our TVs, and
> watch programs of our choice, and we don't need any kind of
> certification to do that.
>
> So is ICT the development of computer programs? - maybe - yet it still
> depends on the intended purpose of the program in question.  If I
> write a 'game' for an Android phone, do I need a license? - I hope
> not!  But how about if I write a program to control a medical device?
> - Ah! now we are getting into territory where some kind of regulation
> is required - but is it the ICT component which needs the regulation,
> or would it not be the medical device which would need to be certified
> - and that falls into a different category (and sector) altogether.
> If I were the designer of the medical device, I would want to make
> damn sure the software engineer was qualified - but still, I don't
> think having a GoK license would prove his qualification to do the
> job.
>
> If we apply the same criteria to examine any aspect of ICT, I think
> the conclusion would be that there is no such thing as an 'ICT
> Professional' - although many of us may well be professionals in
> fields which have some overlap with ICT - it is the common ground
> where we meet - together with many who would not be described as
> professionals at all.  And that is OK!
>
> Enjoy your weekend,
> Tony
>
>
>
>
>
>
> On 05/11/2016, alex watila via kictanet <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke
> <javascript:;>> wrote:
> > maybe someone read it for him ;-)
> >
> >
> > On 5 Nov 2016 15:44, waudo siganga via kictanet
> > <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke <javascript:;>> wrote:
> >>
> >> my brother Shem says in the article that he is supporting the bill but
> has
> >> NOT yet read it!
> >>
> >> On Sat, Nov 5, 2016, at 02:24 PM, Kamotho Njenga via kictanet wrote:
> >>>
> >>> Oracles from the father of Kenya's Internet......
> >>>
> >>> http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Opinion/It-is-high-time-order-
> was-brought-to-the-ICT-sector/440808-3441276-9qfmmgz/index.html
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