# Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

id: ent_uk-dsit  
wikidata: Q116719150  
kind: regulator  
timeline: /timelines/uk-dsit.md  
page: /record/uk-dsit  

United Kingdom government ministerial department

## Current state

What the record asserts: open claims that are valid, or primary-sourced at confidence 0.7 or more. Unverified, disputed and review-marked claims are listed below, labelled, not here.

- [Department for Science, Innovation and Technology](/record/uk-dsit.md) | founded | 2023-02-07 | valid 2023-02-07 to present | conf 0.95 | valid | [clm_9AA9DFEA6F80](/claim/clm_9AA9DFEA6F80.md)
  sources: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q116719150, https://www.gov.uk/government/news/making-government-deliver-for-the-british-people

## All claims

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- [Department for Science, Innovation and Technology](/record/uk-dsit.md) | policy_changed | Digital Sector statistics transferred to DCMS | valid 2026-10-27 to present | conf 0.70 | unverified | [clm_33F9A05F57BD](/claim/clm_33F9A05F57BD.md)
  sources: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/announcements/economic-estimates-digital-sector-regional-gross-value-added-2023
- [Department for Science, Innovation and Technology](/record/uk-dsit.md) | expanded | 10,500 premises in New Forest | valid 2026-10-23 to present | conf 0.70 | unverified | [clm_0085F365130A](/claim/clm_0085F365130A.md)
  sources: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/project-gigabit-network-build-contract-new-forest
- [Department for Science, Innovation and Technology](/record/uk-dsit.md) | partnership | Wessex Internet | valid 2026-10-23 to present | conf 0.70 | unverified | [clm_6C5EB4611779](/claim/clm_6C5EB4611779.md)
  sources: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/project-gigabit-network-build-contract-new-forest, https://www.gov.uk/guidance/project-gigabit-network-build-contract-north-dorset
- [Department for Science, Innovation and Technology](/record/uk-dsit.md) | partnership | Borderlink | valid 2026-10-23 to present | conf 0.70 | unverified | [clm_6E9A7F68B834](/claim/clm_6E9A7F68B834.md)
  sources: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/project-gigabit-network-build-contract-teesdale
- [Department for Science, Innovation and Technology](/record/uk-dsit.md) | employees | DSIT workforce data September 2026 | valid 2026-10-23 to 2026-10-23 | conf 0.10 | superseded | superseded_by [clm_E84954527377](/claim/clm_E84954527377.md) | [clm_A3B6D4BC849D](/claim/clm_A3B6D4BC849D.md)
  sources: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dsit-workforce-management-information-september-2026
- [Department for Science, Innovation and Technology](/record/uk-dsit.md) | partnership | CityFibre | valid 2026-10-23 to present | conf 0.70 | unverified | [clm_CB79451B0CCB](/claim/clm_CB79451B0CCB.md)
  sources: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/project-gigabit-network-build-contract-cambridgeshire
- [Department for Science, Innovation and Technology](/record/uk-dsit.md) | released | Pro-Worker AI Adoption Prize | valid 2026-10-08 to present | conf 0.70 | unverified | [clm_9EDB324AB662](/claim/clm_9EDB324AB662.md)
  sources: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/pro-worker-ai-adoption-prize
- [Department for Science, Innovation and Technology](/record/uk-dsit.md) | employees | 4,363 | valid 2026-08-31 to 2026-10-23 | conf 0.95 | superseded | superseded_by [clm_A3B6D4BC849D](/claim/clm_A3B6D4BC849D.md) | [clm_E84954527377](/claim/clm_E84954527377.md)
  sources: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dsit-workforce-management-information-august-2026, https://www.gov.uk/csv-preview/6acf809a2de3184ccf8b811a/dsit-august-2026-mwmi.csv
- [Department for Science, Innovation and Technology](/record/uk-dsit.md) | linkedin | scitechgovuk | valid 2025-11-27 to present | conf 0.60 | unverified | [clm_887E84704F49](/claim/clm_887E84704F49.md)
  sources: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q116719150
- [Department for Science, Innovation and Technology](/record/uk-dsit.md) | investment | £55 billion R&D funding | valid 2025-10-30 to present | conf 0.50 | unverified | [clm_E7AA344CC313](/claim/clm_E7AA344CC313.md)
  sources: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/55-billion-rd-funding-boost-to-unlock-uk-breakthroughs-from-health-to-clean-energy
- [Department for Science, Innovation and Technology](/record/uk-dsit.md) | short_name | DSIT | valid undated to present | conf 0.45 | unverified | [clm_4BE3FC9FA824](/claim/clm_4BE3FC9FA824.md)
  sources: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q116719150
- [Department for Science, Innovation and Technology](/record/uk-dsit.md) | country | United Kingdom | valid undated to present | conf 0.45 | unverified | [clm_77E28BE88D95](/claim/clm_77E28BE88D95.md)
  sources: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q116719150
- [Department for Science, Innovation and Technology](/record/uk-dsit.md) | founded | 2023-02-07 | valid 2023-02-07 to present | conf 0.95 | valid | [clm_9AA9DFEA6F80](/claim/clm_9AA9DFEA6F80.md)
  sources: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q116719150, https://www.gov.uk/government/news/making-government-deliver-for-the-british-people
- [Department for Science, Innovation and Technology](/record/uk-dsit.md) | website | https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-science-innovation-and-technology | valid undated to present | conf 0.45 | unverified | [clm_CC5DB16E6A75](/claim/clm_CC5DB16E6A75.md)
  sources: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q116719150
- [Department for Science, Innovation and Technology](/record/uk-dsit.md) | x_username | SciTechgovuk | valid 2009-06-06 to present | conf 0.60 | unverified | [clm_1C9FFA95A7EF](/claim/clm_1C9FFA95A7EF.md)
  sources: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q116719150
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