Curbing ghost worker fraud in developing countries using consortium blockchain

Musa Ibrahim Bello; Daniel R. Thomas

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Curbing ghost worker fraud in developing countries using consortium blockchain

Musa Ibrahim Bello, Daniel R. Thomas

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Abstract

One of the major issues facing the governments of developing countries, such as Nigeria, is ghost worker fraud. Ghost worker fraud refers to all practices relating to employee impersonations that have salary cost effects on the government. More than one hundred billion Naira (220 million US dollars), is lost annually due to ghost workers fraud in Nigeria. Solutions such as the development and
implementation of the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS) by the Nigerian government did not solve the problem. Blockchain technology offers the promise of improved transparency, auditability, autonomy, security, and efficiency. To address the problem of ghost worker fraud, in this paper, we investigate blockchain and its relevance to ghost workers fraud and
other forms of corruption in Nigeria. We also examine the problems of the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS). We then propose the use of a consortium blockchain framework to tackle ghost worker fraud and detail the type of consensus algorithm and the blockchain structure required. This framework could substantially reduce cases of ghost worker fraud in Nigeria
and elsewhere.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	IWSPA '23
Subtitle of host publication	Proceedings of the 9th ACM International Workshop on Security and Privacy Analytics
Place of Publication	New York, NY.
Pages	77-83
Number of pages	7
ISBN (Electronic)	9798400700996
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1145/3579987.3586569
Publication status	Published - 24 Apr 2023
Event	9th ACM International Workshop on Security and Privacy Analytics - Charlotte, United States Duration: 26 Apr 2023 → 26 Apr 2023 Conference number: 9 http://www.wikicfp.com/cfp/servlet/event.showcfp?eventid=169753&copyownerid=166527

Conference

Conference	9th ACM International Workshop on Security and Privacy Analytics
Abbreviated title	IWSPA 2023
Country/Territory	United States
City	Charlotte
Period	26/04/23 → 26/04/23
Internet address	http://www.wikicfp.com/cfp/servlet/event.showcfp?eventid=169753&copyownerid=166527

Keywords

blockchain
payroll
corruption
ghost worker
IPPIS

UN SDGs

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Bello, MI & Thomas, DR 2023, Curbing ghost worker fraud in developing countries using consortium blockchain. in IWSPA '23: Proceedings of the 9th ACM International Workshop on Security and Privacy Analytics. New York, NY., pp. 77-83, 9th ACM International Workshop on Security and Privacy Analytics, Charlotte, North Carolina, United States, 26/04/23. https://doi.org/10.1145/3579987.3586569

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