<div dir="ltr"><div><div><div><div>Hello Fellows,<br><br></div>Here is a serious breakdown in communication and for sure we as a community are not at fault on this issue.<br><br></div>However, all we know is that all of a sudden there is a wave to accredit parties to do various things under the sun all of a sudden. And multiple number of times has the community raised this issue as specifically a not going to work model.<br><br></div>Valid there may be divergent opinions on this matter but then a bigger question for the implementing party to answer is what are the guidelines to measure accreditation and who will be in a position to measure it (and we may still argue back and forth about how these accreditations have made Kenya a tech hub lets put that aside for now and just focus on the question - and I am sure we will realize that the Accrediting Party - in all its respects - will still be as human an entity as all of us are - that is if ever there have been globally recognized frameworks to pull this off on a nation's scale).<br><br></div>In a world where the user's competence is available a LinkedIn Profile click away - are we still looking at papers or CVs to drive the tech sector?<br><div><div><div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Feb 21, 2017 at 2:54 PM, Barrack Otieno via kictanet <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke" target="_blank">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><p>Alex,</p>
<p>This is why i said there is confusion and mix up of issues.ICTA can shed light on the issue so that stakeholders can be enlightened.</p>
<p>Regards</p><div class="HOEnZb"><div class="h5">
<div class="gmail_quote">On Feb 21, 2017 2:31 PM, <<a href="mailto:awatila@yahoo.co.uk" target="_blank">awatila@yahoo.co.uk</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div link="blue" vlink="#954F72" lang="EN-US"><div class="m_816334014620145588m_-4063875925118555908WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal">Barrack,</p><p class="MsoNormal">The essence of certification is to avoid 3<sup>rd</sup> party audits like KICTA is trying to do. </p><p class="MsoNormal">If I have already been certified by an international ( or local) organization, why do they need to register and vet me again?</p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Best Regards,</p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Alex Watila</p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Sent from <a href="https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986" target="_blank">Mail</a> for Windows 10</p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #e1e1e1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal" style="border:none;padding:0in"><b>From: </b><a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke" target="_blank">Barrack Otieno via kictanet</a><br><b>Sent: </b>Monday, February 20, 2017 9:30 PM<br><b>To: </b><a href="mailto:awatila@yahoo.co.uk" target="_blank">awatila@yahoo.co.uk</a><br><b>Cc: </b><a href="mailto:otieno.barrack@gmail.com" target="_blank">Barrack Otieno</a><br><b>Subject: </b>Re: [kictanet] The Information Communication TechnologyPractitioners Bill, 2016 - Taking effect???</p></div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Hi Wash,</p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">This is a different issue. It has to do with standardization of IT</p><p class="MsoNormal">processes using ISO Standards that are domesticated at Kenya Bureau of</p><p class="MsoNormal">Standards like the ISO 27000 series that focus on IT Security and</p><p class="MsoNormal">Governance. ICTA and KEBS have been engaging on how this can be</p><p class="MsoNormal">achieved for the past year.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Regards</p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">On 2/20/17, Odhiambo Washington via kictanet</p><p class="MsoNormal"><<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke" target="_blank">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a><wbr>> wrote:</p><p class="MsoNormal">> Hello Listers,</p><p class="MsoNormal">><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">> Sorry to interfere with the debate on CA spying on us. There is a short</p><p class="MsoNormal">> break as Okiya Omtatah fights for and maintains our freedoms...</p><p class="MsoNormal">><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">> Please read the attachment and let me know what you think...</p><p class="MsoNormal">><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">> It looks like the ICTA/MoICT are implementing something ...</p><p class="MsoNormal">><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">> --</p><p class="MsoNormal">> Best regards,</p><p class="MsoNormal">> Odhiambo WASHINGTON,</p><p class="MsoNormal">> Nairobi,KE</p><p class="MsoNormal">> +254 7 3200 0004/+254 7 2274 3223</p><p class="MsoNormal">> "Oh, the cruft."</p><p class="MsoNormal">><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">-- </p><p class="MsoNormal">Barrack O. 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