WAEC Unveils its Flagship Education Statistics Platform ‘EDUSTAT’
British mathematician, Clive Humby, famously said in 2006 that “Data is the new oil.” Truly, companies of all sizes have drilled for and stored more and more data about their customers and business operations to drive performance and growth to reach their goals.
Today, the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) demonstrated that it cannot be left behind in the new technological dispensation where data really calls the tune.
The 71-year-old showcased her understanding of this famous quote by Clive with the public unveiling of its innovative Education Statistics platform called EDUSTAT at the Nigeria National Headquarters, Yaba, Lagos.
EDUSTAT is an Artificial Intelligence driven platform designed by the Council in partnership with Sidmach Technologies Nigeria Limited, an ingenious indigenous software company, to ease access to quality data and insights in the educational sector.
As this implies, EDUSTAT is an innovative educational statistics platform designed to leverage WAEC’s comprehensive and reliable database of over 50 million candidates who have been tested over the years.
Setting the ball rolling, Mr. Patrick Ehidiamen Areghan, the Head of National Office, WAEC (Nigeria), explained the rationale behind the launching of EDUSTAT.
“This innovation was done to take the edge off the manual access to data by stakeholders, improve the quality of service delivery and generate more revenue for the Council. WAEC Nigeria again leverages technology, detailed data analysis and insights, to establish itself as a leading light in the educational sector and a future brand by introducing this Educational Statistical Platform.
“As you all know, the new world is smarter and more instant. The access to statistical data analysis, its collation, interpretation and presentation cannot be different. Businesses and organizations alike need every edge and advantage they can get to improve service delivery, thanks to the rapidly changing markets, economic uncertainties, shifting political landscape, customer-focus, and even the global Pandemic, which have made statistical analysis more sought-after by researchers, for fact analysis and findings. Read More…
