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Albania Plans First AI Cabinet Minister to Oversee Public Procurement

The move targets corruption in tenders under pressure to meet EU reform demands.

Overview

  • Prime Minister Edi Rama announced the plan at the Socialist Party congress in Tirana following the party’s May election victory.
  • Diella, already active as a virtual assistant on the e‑Albania portal, is slated to shift from citizen support to procurement oversight.
  • Responsibility for public tenders would transfer from ministries to Diella in phases, with the government touting fully traceable spending.
  • Rama described the system as intended to be “100 percent unbribable,” framing it as a trust‑building measure for state processes.
  • Key specifics remain undisclosed, including the decision model, data sources, audit mechanisms, and legal liability for errors or manipulation.