Albania is looking to artificial intelligence to tackle corruption in public finance, as Prime Minister Edi Rama appoints the world's first AI-generated government minister to oversee public tenders.
Issued on: 12/09/2025 - 17:05
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Presenting his new cabinet on Thursday following a big election victory in May, Rama introduced the new team member, named "Diella" – which means "sun" in Albanian. "Diella is the first [cabinet] member who is not physically present, but virtually created by artificial intelligence," Rama said at a meeting of his Socialist Party. Diella will be entrusted with all decisions on public tenders, making them "100-percent corruption-free and every public fund submitted to the tender procedure will be perfectly transparent", he added. Diella was launched in January as an AI-powered virtual assistant – resembling a woman dressed in traditional Albanian costume – to help people use the official e-Albania platform that provides documents and services. So far, it has helped issue 36,600 digital documents and provided nearly 1,000 services through the platform, according to official figures.
Screengrab of the Albanian government website e-Albania featuring the world's first AI-generated minister "Diella", now in charge of public tenders. © e-Albania
