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

Sat Nov 5 19:13:43 EAT 2016

This bill needs to be discussed in the ICT Summit at State House. 

Let the Jubilee Government tell us in no uncertain terms that that's the way they intend to create jobs in ICT. 

As for Dr. Ochuodho he certainly gets our respect for the work he has done in ICT in this country but to purport to support a bill he hasn't read is a very strange thing for a man of his stature..

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> On 5 Nov 2016, at 6:30 PM, DigitalTVAfrica via kictanet <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
> 
> 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
>> 
>> 
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>> 
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>> On 05/11/2016, alex watila via kictanet <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
>> > maybe someone read it for him ;-)
>> >
>> >
>> > On 5 Nov 2016 15:44, waudo siganga via kictanet
>> > <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> 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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