<div dir="ltr"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: times new roman,serif;"></span></span></span><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Quite remarkable efforts, Waudo. The</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"> w</span>ork sets up an appropriate pedestal for
further contributions that will enable academicians, regulators, managers, employers <a href="http://et.al">et.al</a>, to better appreciate the ICT professional paradigms.<br><br>The draft forms a critical first step towards our dream of defining the ICT profession in Kenya. It's a sacred endeavor which should be entirely isolated from all traces of the emerging Kenyan version of "ICT politics" (Exclusion and sabotage of perceived critics).<br>
<br>If we collaboratively manage to generate an amicable framework that will yield a streamlined and mainstreamed professional sector, we will have made a solid foundation for the future growth of our ICT industry.<br><br>
May the ICT Practitioners Management Act live to see the light of day!<br><br>Kamotho Njenga<br><br></span><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Sep 10, 2008 at 9:57 PM, waudo siganga <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:emailsignet@mailcan.com">emailsignet@mailcan.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">I am just wondering how much "Work" it would take to formulate a<br>
legislative instrument to regualte ICT qualifications and profession. I<br>
notice most of the other instruments appear similar except for a few<br>
changes here and there. I have taken one and put a few changes to create<br>
an "ICT Practioners Management Act" -<br>
<a href="http://www.cskonline.org/downloads/Proposed_ICT_Practioners_Act.pdf" target="_blank">www.cskonline.org/downloads/Proposed_ICT_Practioners_Act.pdf</a><br>
<br>
Waudo<br>
<br>
On Wed, 10 Sep 2008 00:56:20 -0700 (PDT), "John Walubengo"<br>
<<a href="mailto:jwalu@yahoo.com">jwalu@yahoo.com</a>> said:<br>
> Waudo,<br>
><br>
> I beg to differ (disclosure: probably because I sit on the KASNEB ICT<br>
> Syllabus Board) on two accounts.<br>
><br>
> 1. That the KASNEB ICT syllabus is for Accountants and<br>
> 2. That KICT Board should have nothing to do with KASNEB.<br>
><br>
> Count 1: Syllabi for Accountants?<br>
> The KASNEB ICT syllabus is aimed to create mid-level, technical personnel<br>
> in the ICT sector. Any doubting expert can visit<br>
> <a href="http://www.kasneb.or.ke/cict.htm" target="_blank">http://www.kasneb.or.ke/cict.htm</a> to see the course outline which<br>
> incidentally you (Waudo and I) contributed to in 2005. In addition, this<br>
> syallabus is already under review by another Task force to make it more<br>
> relevant (tell me which university/college here in Kenya reviews their<br>
> syllabus in such turn-around record times?)<br>
><br>
> Count 2: ICT board has/should have nothing to do with KASNEB?<br>
> I think ICT board has an interest in the ICT technical capacity in this<br>
> country. It would be futile to market Kenya as an ICT destination, when<br>
> one knows the gaps or inadequacy we have particularly at the levels that<br>
> our Polytechnics (now all rushing to be universities) used to address.<br>
><br>
> Finally, KASNEB has an Accounting background but is moving into providing<br>
> their Examination Expertise into other areas (ICT, Actural Science, etc)<br>
> and you are right:-They have a legal mandate and parliamentary basis for<br>
> this. Something the Computer Soceity of Kenya, ITSA and other ICT<br>
> professional bodies have sought to no avail.<br>
><br>
> Probably Waudo, could your worry be that KASNEB maybe introducing<br>
> 'unnecessary' competition in that space?<br>
><br>
> walu.<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
> --- On Fri, 9/5/08, waudo siganga <<a href="mailto:emailsignet@mailcan.com">emailsignet@mailcan.com</a>> wrote:<br>
><br>
> > From: waudo siganga <<a href="mailto:emailsignet@mailcan.com">emailsignet@mailcan.com</a>><br>
> > Subject: Re: [kictanet] Review, identify gaps and enhance the quality of the Certificate of ICT (CICT) qualification<br>
> > To: <a href="mailto:jwalu@yahoo.com">jwalu@yahoo.com</a><br>
> > Cc: <a href="mailto:amosoba@ict.go.ke">amosoba@ict.go.ke</a>, "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>><br>
> > Date: Friday, September 5, 2008, 6:53 PM<br>
> > Why is partnering with KASNEB a "Strategic<br>
> > Objective' of the ICT<br>
> > Board? Does it mean that the Board sees the running of ICT<br>
> > examinations and, presumably, professionalism as a<br>
> > responsibility<br>
> > of accountants? To me the strategic objective should be to<br>
> > ensure<br>
> > ICT education and professionalism are established under<br>
> > statutory<br>
> > recognition in their own right. The only advantage<br>
> > accountants<br>
> > have is the statutory recognition and if we plan properly<br>
> > we will<br>
> > reach there. I do not want to derail this new partnership<br>
> > but I<br>
> > hope it is short term.<br>
> ><br>
> > BTW KASNEB does not have the technical capacity to make any<br>
> > ICT<br>
> > Syllabus. They had to call in a team of ICT experts,<br>
> > including<br>
> > me, to write the CICT syllabus for them. The syllabus we<br>
> > made out<br>
> > is geared for accountants.<br>
> ><br>
> > Kind Regards,<br>
> > Waudo<br>
> ><br>
> ><br>
> > On Fri, 5 Sep 2008 15:47:20 +0300, "Al Kags"<br>
> > <<a href="mailto:alkags@alkags.com">alkags@alkags.com</a>> said:<br>
> ><br>
> > The Kenya ICT Board and KASNEB have formed a partnership<br>
> > to<br>
> > review, identify gaps and enhance the quality of the<br>
> > Certificate of ICT (CICT) qualification that is managed<br>
> > by<br>
> > KASNEB and offered by various ICT institutions in Kenya.<br>
> > This<br>
> > collaboration will cover, among other areas:-<br>
> > * Working together towards enhancing quality ICT skills<br>
> > in the<br>
> > country<br>
> > * Marketing CICT to get industry buy in and endorsement<br>
> > at the<br>
> > same level as CPA.<br>
> > * Collaborate in conducting a baseline study/survey to<br>
> > determine the deficiency of ICT skills and type of<br>
> > skills<br>
> > required.<br>
> > * Collaborate to lobby for appropriate legal provisions<br>
> > for the<br>
> > establishment of an Institute for the CICT graduates,<br>
> > recognizing KASNEB as the examining and the<br>
> > certification<br>
> > body for ICT graduates.<br>
> > * Work to gain industry acceptance of CICT certification<br>
> > on<br>
> > same quality rating as CPA.<br>
> ><br>
> > The Kenya ICT Board wishes to convene an ICT Public Panel<br>
> > to<br>
> > develop industry and stake holder input into the review.<br>
> > We<br>
> > invite the participation of key sector players in the<br>
> > industry<br>
> > on a voluntary basis, as represented below:-<br>
> > * Industry players (IT products and services<br>
> > suppliers/manufactures including Developer Community,<br>
> > Skunkworks etc) - 5 representatives<br>
> > * Business Process Outsourcing and Call Centres - 2<br>
> > representatives<br>
> > * Colleges representatives - 3 representatives<br>
> > * University representatives - 3 representatives<br>
> > * Student representatives – 5<br>
> > * Related government ministry's representatives - 3<br>
> > * Multinational Corporations - 2<br>
> ><br>
> > TORs of the Panel.<br>
> > To review the state of ICT skills in Kenya with a view to<br>
> > identifying gaps and therefore make recommendations for<br>
> > addressing those gaps as seen in a global context. The<br>
> > Public<br>
> > Panel deliberations will be made out of a maximum of<br>
> > three<br>
> > meetings at the Kenya ICT Board Offices on Waiyaki way<br>
> > specifically on: -<br>
> > * Tuesday, September 9, 2008 at 10 am<br>
> > * Tuesday, September 16, 2008 at 10 am<br>
> > * Tuesday, September 23, 2008 at 10 am<br>
> ><br>
> > The recommendations will be presented to KASNEB for the<br>
> > review<br>
> > of the Certification Curriculum, on September 26, 2008 at<br>
> > a<br>
> > venue to be communicated closer to the date.<br>
> > This initiative is guided by the Kenya ICT Board's<br>
> > Strategic<br>
> > Objectives, mainly:<br>
> > * To develop and promote competitive ICT Institutions in<br>
> > Kenya<br>
> > * To develop and promote competitive ICT industries in<br>
> > Kenya<br>
> ><br>
> > TO PARTICIPATE<br>
> > To participate, kindly contact the Public Panels team on<br>
> > [1]<a href="mailto:publicpanels@ict.go.ke">publicpanels@ict.go.ke</a> . Please attach a brief profile<br>
> > of<br>
> > yourself and the sector that you represent. The Board<br>
> > will<br>
> > then formally invite you to participate in the Panel.<br>
> > While<br>
> > the formal invitations will be issued entirely at the<br>
> > discretion of the board, the broad criteria for<br>
> > participation<br>
> > is as follows:-<br>
> > * Demonstrated experience and knowledge in the sub-sector<br>
> > * Expressed willingness to serve pro bono<br>
> > * Demonstrated general understanding of the educational<br>
> > offering in the sector.<br>
> ><br>
> > We also welcome via email to [2]<a href="mailto:publicpanels@ict.go.ke">publicpanels@ict.go.ke</a><br>
> > written<br>
> > submission on this topic, representations and opinions<br>
> > from<br>
> > the sector towards this important exercise and they will<br>
> > also<br>
> > be collated with the report.<br>
> ><br>
> > References<br>
> ><br>
> > 1. mailto:<a href="mailto:publicpanels@ict.go.ke">publicpanels@ict.go.ke</a><br>
> > 2. mailto:<a href="mailto:publicpanels@ict.go.ke">publicpanels@ict.go.ke</a><br>
> > People make a plan work, a plan alone seldom makes people<br>
> > work (Confucius).<br>
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