109 to identify students who require additional support . “ Machine learning is predictive and proactive . Three years back , all I saw was the post-mortem analysis of results . Our intervention program for literacy and numeracy allows us , if the cutoff is the 90th percentile , to actually predict those between 87 and 90 so that schools can take action to lift their results .”
With such complex technological solutions , CEDP needed the expertise of specialists in their respective fields . “ Schools in the old model were hermetically sealed ,” says Whitby . “ You went inside the gate in the morning , you came out in the afternoon , and nobody else came inside or went outside . You can ’ t operate like that now . It ’ s about building connections and working with people who can add value to your business processes .” CEDP has partnered with a number of technology companies . With IT provider CompNow , CEDP has partnered to provide integrated procurement and lifecycle management solutions , and best in breed choice to the bring-your-own-device program
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