Albania's AI Government Minister

Source: Euronews
URL: https://www.euronews.com/next/2025/09/12/albania-appoints-worlds-first-ai-government-minister-to-root-out-corruption
Date accessed: 2026-03-26

Overview

Albania has appointed the world's first artificially intelligent government "minister" to combat corruption. The digital assistant, named Diella (meaning "Sun"), was launched in January and officially announced to the cabinet by Prime Minister Edi Rama on Thursday.

About Diella

Described as "the first [government] member who is not physically present, but virtually created by artificial intelligence"

Depicted as a woman wearing traditional Albanian clothing

Has been helping citizens navigate government services online since January

Responsibilities

Diella will oversee all public tender decisions, with Rama claiming this will make procurement "100 per cent corruption-free" and ensure "every public fund submitted to the tender procedure will be perfectly transparent."

The transition will occur gradually, removing tender decisions from individual government ministries step-by-step.

Context

Albania ranked 80th out of 180 countries in Transparency International's corruption index last year

The country aims to join the European Union by 2030

Addressing corruption is a critical prerequisite for membership

Next Steps

Rama is expected to announce his full cabinet in the coming days following his reelection victory in May. Diella's appearance may change from its current form.