UK.gov's tech department gets the chop after two years
public sector
RIP DSIT: Digital transformation duties shuffle off to reborn DCMS, with GDS along for the ride
The UK government is scrapping the department charged with leading digital and tech change across the public sector.
The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) – created by former Conservative Prime Minister Rishi Sunak – will see its responsibilities split among other departments after Science Secretary Liz Kendall was axed by new Labour Prime Minister Andy Burnham.
The Department for Culture, Media and Sport is set to become the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS), and reports suggest it will take over responsibility for digital transformation in government from the disbanded DSIT.
After the Labour government took office in 2024, it moved the Government Digital Service (GDS) and the Central Digital and Data Office from the Cabinet Office to DSIT. They now appear likely to find a new home...
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