Government explained why a virtual minister cannot appear in Kazakhstan

Tengrinews.kz – Journalists asked Vice Minister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Development Doszhan Musaliyev whether Kazakhstan could have a virtual minister, similar to Albania, where there is already a digital member of the government.
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According to Musaliyev, appointing a virtual minister in Kazakhstan is not permitted under current legislation, and there are no such plans.

“I’d like to note that we are among the first in the world to establish a Ministry of Artificial Intelligence. However, regarding the idea of having an ‘artificial’ minister or vice minister — our legislation does not yet allow that. Under the law, a civil servant must be a physical person, so there are no plans for this,” he said.

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Albania has introduced the world’s first virtual minister, named Diella — which means “sun” in Albanian. She initially worked as a digital assistant on the e-Albania portal and was later appointed Minister of Artificial Intelligence by the country’s Prime Minister, according to DW.
In early September, Albania’s AI Minister delivered her first speech in parliament.