This in one example  of a dictionary definition that run against common sense. The title of the oldest profession is usually conferred to prostitution.
According to the World Almanac website, nominations for the second oldest profession include: actors, casino gambling, con men, counterfeiting, gigolos, glassmaking, interpreters, journalism, moving companies, pharmacists, pick pocketing, pimpery, piracy, press agents, spying, and quackery.
Many of these may not qualify as having a recognised body of knowledge, ethics that members abide by, and research going on in the body of knowledge. However; they all have recognition.
The trick when drafting laws is to start by defining terms in such a way that we exclude interpretations that may justify illegal activities. That way brother Shem may be right. But then ICT pirates, ICT pimps, ICT quacks, ICT counterfeiters, ICT spies and ICT con men may also qualify as ICT professionals.
James Kulubi


On Saturday, 5 November 2016, 16:34, alex watila via kictanet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:


a profession requires a recorgnised body of knowledge, ethics that members abide by, research going on in the body of knowledge and recognition

On 5 Nov 2016 15:22, Mildred Achoch via kictanet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
"The Merriam Webster Dictionary defines “profession” as “a calling requiring specialised knowledge and often long and intensive academic preparation”.Does IT/ICT, therefore, qualify as a “profession” or vocation? Yes, of course, it does."
Long and intensive academic preparation? In the knowledge economy/digital age, the length has been drastically reduced.Perhaps there needs to be a new definition of the term "profession" that takes into consideration things like e-learning and "YouTube university". ICT underpines every profession so a doctor can be an IT expert in the medical field. With all due respect, the ICT sector is still growing and there's going to be a whole lot of chaos, I mean, innovation, before order is brought.
Regards,
Mildred Achoch.

On Saturday, November 5, 2016, Kamotho Njenga via kictanet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:


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