{"slug":"albania","name":"Albania","short_name":"Albania","iso_code":"AL","jurisdiction_type":"country","region":"Europe","subregion":"Southern Europe","overview":"Albania has announced an AI strategy process and uses AI in public services (including an EU-accession document-screening tool); no adopted AI-specific law or published national strategy has been recorded. General law (data protection where enacted, consumer, telecommunications and sector rules) applies to AI systems. This record exists so that coverage is complete and honest: it will be expanded when an official AI instrument is published or a reviewer adds one with its source.","regulatory_status_summary":"Albania has announced an AI strategy process and uses AI in public services (including an EU-accession document-screening tool); no adopted AI-specific law or published national strategy has been recorded. General law (data protection where enacted, consumer, telecommunications and sector rules) applies to AI systems.","binding_vs_guidance":"Binding: no AI-specific instrument recorded. Strategy or guidance: none recorded.","current_priorities":null,"regulators":[{"name":"National Agency for Information Society (AKSHI)","url":"https://www.akshi.gov.al/","role":"Official government portal; AI policy lead not yet identified"}],"official_sources":[{"title":"National Agency for Information Society (AKSHI)","publisher":"Government of Albania","url":"https://www.akshi.gov.al/","document_type":"official","tier":1},{"title":"Data Protection and Privacy Legislation Worldwide (country table)","publisher":"UNCTAD","url":"https://unctad.org/page/data-protection-and-privacy-legislation-worldwide","document_type":"secondary","tier":3}],"related_jurisdictions":["eu","council-of-europe"],"url":"https://aipolicytracker.org/jurisdictions/albania","source":{"official_source_url":"https://www.akshi.gov.al/","source_title":"National Agency for Information Society (AKSHI)","source_publisher":"Government of Albania","source_document_date":null,"source_reference":null,"source_tier":1,"last_checked_at":"2026-09-26","last_verified_at":"2026-09-26","review_status":"verified","confidence_level":"low","content_version":1,"change_summary":"Added in the September 2026 global coverage expansion; overview composed from the listed instruments and official sources. Reviewer to confirm regulators and status.","reviewed_by":"Bhaskar Bhatt"},"policies":[]}