Like I said, in the Knowledge company/digital age, the Internet allows all these components of what makes a profession to be thrown out of Ivory towers and allows average people with the drive, commitment and passion to become professionals and to create new professions that did not exist a decade ago. On Saturday, November 5, 2016, alex watila <[email protected]> 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 < [email protected] <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[email protected]');>> 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 < [email protected] <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[email protected]');>> wrote:
Oracles from the father of Kenya's Internet......
http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Opinion/It-is-high-time-order-w as-brought-to-the-ICT-sector/440808-3441276-9qfmmgz/index.html
Kamotho
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