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The emergence of an it 'profession'

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Whenever society comes to depend on the services of a group of skilled individuals, society demands a way to recognize if a particular individual has the skills needed to support that dependency. Doctors, lawyers, engineers, dentists, plumbers, construction contractors, and even hairdressers are certified or licensed. Information and communication practitioners have arrived at the point where society is demanding certification of their skills. More and more organizations are requiring certifications for people to fill certain roles. Once sanctioned by government, an official organization is formed to assure integrity of practice by establishing codes of ethics, standards of practice, and in relevant areas, technical standards.
The United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and many others have already "chartered" organizations to govern the IT profession. In 2009 the British Computer Society rebranded itself by changing its logo and marketing materials to "BCS - the chartered organization for IT". This action is symbolic of the times. The BCS is no longer an association of people interested in computing; rather, it is the body officially recognized by the British government to police the IT profession. The Australian Computer Society(ACS) and the Canadian Information Processing Society (CIPS) have similar status in their respective countries.

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    RIIT '13: Proceedings of the 2nd annual conference on Research in information technology
    October 2013
    102 pages
    ISBN:9781450324946
    DOI:10.1145/2512209
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    October 10 - 12, 2013
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