[kictanet] ict practitioners bill is back

[Timothy- Coach- Oriedo]

Thank you Ngigi for breaking it down so realistically.

As a Data Scientist i was dumbfounded on the call to regulate ICT
practioneers coz its even more complex Data Science where the profession
entry point is multi faceted ranging from liberal arts like
Anthropologists, Evolutionary Psychologists, Philosophers, Mathematics to
Tech like Developers, Network and software engineers etcetra....

The value of a technology is realised at the confluence of its usage. Hence
the most lasting, impacful technology careers will be those that shape the
application of technology to the last mile consumption of it... any attempt
to regulate it will be rendered irrelevant by consumers of the technology
who reward for mediocrity and superiority as they deem fit.

Regards

Tim


On 18 Dec 2017 18:00, "Ngigi Waithaka via kictanet" <
kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:

> My take,
>
> Some things are just ridiculous..
>
> You have a HR Administrator, A Programmer, Office Administrator, an IP
> Lawyer, a sweeper, a Cyber Security expert all five working for:
> a)A banks IT department
> b) An insurance firms IT department
> c) A manufacturing firm IT department
> d) An IT consulting business
> e)A software engineering firm
>
> Give me one set of laws regulating them?
>
> You regulate individuals in *professions* not in an industry. Thats why in
> a bank, the HR Administrator gets regulated by HR association etc, Lawyer
> gets regulated by ISK, the Programmer (based on whatever courses he's taken
> and/or experience etc) by their respective bodies and/or experience etc
>
> In an industry, you regulate final products and/or final services
> delivered!
>
> Now, what are some of the professions we have in the software industry?
> 1. Programmers / developers
> 2. System Administrators
> 3. Database Administrators
> 4. Enterprise Architects
> 5. UX Designers
>
> Now, try making a common regulation for those 5 out of a possible
> hundreds...
>
> Finally, for those us in software, you will agree its more art at some
> point than science, so how do you regulate art?
>
> Do you tell Picasso he can't paint because he wasn't certified as an
> painter? Do you tell Franco he can't sing because he wasn't certified as a
> singer? Do you tell a young Bill Gates he can't write software because he
> wasn't certified in computer science?
>
>
> Regards
>
>
> On Sun, Dec 3, 2017 at 4:57 PM, Watila Alex via kictanet <
> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
>
>> EricKigada: Kenya’s controversial ICT Practitioners Bill 2016 to be tabled in parliament againtechmoran.com/kenyas-controv…https://twitter.com/EricKigada/status/937309893954031616
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> sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and development.
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