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Albania appoints AI bot minister to fight corruption in world first
Al Jazeera
Ref: SRC-003-ALB-001
Accessed: 3/25/2026
Summary
Reports Diella's previous role as virtual assistant on eAlbania, its appointment as procurement minister, and stated purpose of ensuring 100 percent corruption-free tenders. Provides statistics of 36,600 digital documents and nearly 1,000 services. Documents opposition criticism from Gazmend Bardhi calling it 'buffoonery.'
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Al Jazeera (2025) 'Albania appoints AI bot minister to fight corruption in world first', Al Jazeera, 12 September. Available at: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/9/12/albania-appoints-ai-bot-minister-to-fight-corruption-in-world-first (Accessed: 25 March 2026).
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