Overview

• Prime Minister Edi Rama introduced Diella as a virtual cabinet member tasked with managing and awarding all public tenders, with decisions shifting from ministries in a step-by-step process.
• Officials have not detailed human-in-the-loop safeguards or how the system will prevent manipulation, prompting skepticism alongside praise for modernization.
• Albania’s constitution requires presidential approval for ministers and a swearing-in, raising unresolved questions about formalizing a non‑physical appointee’s status.
• Parliament opened its new session Friday, and Rama is due to present his cabinet to lawmakers, with legal experts saying Diella’s official standing may need additional work.
• Diella originated on the e‑Albania portal in January and, according to official figures, has issued 36,600 digital documents and delivered nearly 1,000 services as the government links the upgrade to its EU governance reform goals.