Camden council has moved to harness big data analytics in order to reduce tax fraud in the borough area.

IBM is providing a platform which provides big data analytic capabilities to public services covering the whole borough in a bid to improve services and tackle fraud through the creation of a unified repository of data known as the ‘Residents Index’.

Hilary Simpson, head of ICT business partnering at London Borough of Camden, said: “We have identified at least a dozen specific examples where a Residents’ Index, based on IBM Big Data and Analytics technology can help us.”

“We estimate that the solution could help to cut single person council tax discount fraud by five percent, potentially delivering major savings for our borough”.

The move to employ IBM’s framework comes after Camden revealed digital strategy plans designed to improve savings and help the borough meet budget target savings.

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