Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

The department was established on 7 February 2023 after a cabinet reshuffle by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. It absorbed some of the functions and responsibilities of the former Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) and the 'Digital' portfolio from the former Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS). The new department's first Secretary of State, Michelle Donelan, was the final Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport. Additionally, the new department became responsible for a number of agencies and offices drawn from across the rest of the UK Government. These included the Government Office for Science (formerly under BEIS), the Office for Science and Technology Strategy (formerly of the Cabinet Office), the Office for Life Sciences (jointly with the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), formerly a BEIS-DHSC joint unit) and the Office for Artificial Intelligence (formerly of the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport). ==Responsibilities==

The following responsibilities of DSIT were outlined by Rishi Sunak upon the department's establishment in 2023. Research and innovation DSIT is responsible for positioning the UK at the forefront of global scientific and technological advancement. It is intended for the department to drive innovation that changes lives and sustains economic growth. It will do this by maintaining and developing the physical and digital infrastructure and regulation necessary to support the UK economy and public services, and UK national security. These programmes are administered in collaboration with UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), the British Council, and various international partner governments and institutions. Programme's funded by the ISPF include the UK–France Researcher Mobility Scheme which supports short-term visits by UK-based researchers to France and supports collaboration in Horizon Europe priority areas such as artificial intelligence, energy transition, and Earth observation. Another ISPF funded programme is the UK–Israel Research Collaboration, which is jointly supported by DSIT and Israel's Ministry of Innovation, Science and Technology (MOST). It provides £1.8 million (9 million) to promote joint research on shared priorities, and offers grants of up to £200,000 for collaborative teams in both countries. DSIT also supports several partnerships in advanced technologies with the United States through ISPF, including the US–UK Artificial Intelligence for Realistic Science, Global Centers on Clean Energy and Climate Change, and the US–UK Quantum Science & Technologies programme. These initiatives are supported by UKRI and partner US institutions. Legislation and regulation On a legislative and regulatory level, DSIT is responsible for delivering key legislative and regulatory reforms to drive competition and promote innovation. This includes completing the passage of new digital and data laws. DSIT is also responsible for leading the UK Government's pro-innovation approach to regulating AI. ==Ministers==

The Department's ministerial team is as follows, with cabinet ministers in bold: The department's ministers are supported by the department's civil servants under the leadership of a Permanent Secretary. The incumbent Permanent Secretary is Emran Mian. The Government Chief Scientific Adviser is also attached to the department, and holds the rank of Permanent Secretary. The incumbent Chief Scientific Adviser is Dame Angela McLean. The National Technology Advisor is also based within the department. ==Agencies and public bodies==

The following agencies and public bodies are sponsored by DSIT. Executive agencies • Intellectual Property Office • Met Office Executive non-departmental public bodies • Advanced Research and Invention Agency • Information Commissioner's Office • UK Research and Innovation Tribunals • Copyright Tribunal Public corporations • National Physical Laboratory • Ordnance Survey Other • British Technology Investments • Building Digital UK (BDUK) • Government Digital Service • Government Office for Science • Ofcom • Office for Life Sciences (OLS) • Regulatory Innovation Office (RIO) • UK Shared Business Services • UK Space Agency Former • Central Digital and Data Office • Incubator for Artificial Intelligence • Phone-paid Services Authority ==See also==