Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Our full ministerial team is in place and their roles have been confirmed:   ✳️ Peter Kyle MP Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology ✳️ Lord Patrick Vallance KCB, Minister of State for Science, Research and Innovation ✳️ Sir Chris Bryant MP Minister of State for Data Protection and Telecoms ✳️ Feryal Clark MP Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for AI and Digital Government ✳️ Baroness Jones, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for the Future Digital Economy and Online Safety   The team will work together to accelerate growth through science and innovation, ensure that technology is safely developed and deployed for good and drive a modern, digital government.

📣 The King’s Speech has set out new laws to improve people’s lives by maximising the potential of science and tech.    These new laws will:   🛡️ establish targeted AI regulation on companies developing the most powerful models to ensure safety is at the heart of development 🔒 strengthen the country’s cyber defences to prevent hackers from harming UK public services 📈 improve public services by using data more effectively, grow the economy by £7 billion over ten years and help create a modern digital government   Swipe to find out more 👇

Supporting our life sciences sector will help rebuild our NHS and fuel growth. Peter Kyle met with Rt. Hon. Wes Streeting MP to discuss how DSIT and the Department of Health and Social Care for Health and Social Care can work together to partner with the sector that will drive medical breakthroughs in Britain and across the world.

More personalised. More convenient. More efficient. Secretary of State Peter Kyle visits Government Digital Service (GDS) and the Central Digital Central Digital and Data Office to see firsthand how digital technology can be used to overhaul the British public’s experience of interacting with the government, saving people time and money.

We want to ensure the world knows that when it comes to science and technology, the UK is open for business. Sir Patrick Vallance has relayed this message to key allies at the G7 Science and Technology Ministerial in Bologna this week, to strengthen ties and build on our world-leading expertise.

Secretary of State Peter Kyle spoke to staff about his immediate priorities for the Department: ✅ accelerate growth through world-class science, research and development ✅ ensure new and existing tech is safely developed and deployed for good, across Britain ✅ drive a modern digital government that gives citizens a more satisfying experience and their time back Through science and technology we can improve the lives of people across the country.

The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) will expand in both scope and size bringing experts in data, digital and AI from the Government Digital Service (GDS) the Central Digital and Data Office (CDDO) and the Incubator for Artificial Intelligence (iAI) to unite efforts in the digital transformation of public services under one department. This move will drive forward the digital changes needed to overhaul the British public’s experience of interacting with the government, so it becomes personalised, convenient, and timesaving – for example, by providing people with just one way to log in and prove who they are so they can quickly access the government services they need. It will also help remove roadblocks to sharing data across the public sector.

“We’ll take the world-class scientific community we have here and be the partner they need to get to the next level.” Watch Peter Kyle, the new Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology set out his priorities to maximise the UK’s potential in science and tech to grow the economy, transform public services and improve people’s lives 👇

Peter Kyle has been appointed as Secretary of State for the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology. He was met by Permanent Secretary Sarah Munby as he arrived at the department today. This government aims to harness the power of science and technology to transform public services, fuel economic growth, and improve the lives of British people.

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