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UK Science and Technology Framework

The Science and Technology Framework sets out our approach to making the UK a science and technology superpower by 2030.

This was published under the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government

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The UK Science and Technology Framework: update on progress (9 February 2024)

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Update: 9 February 2024

We have published our Science and Technology Framework update, setting out our progress across the Framework since its publication last year and our priorities for the next 12 months.

The update captures the breadth of progress we have made towards the 2030 vision we set out for each strand in the framework, whilst demonstrating the range of work taking place across government to align all our levers in support of our science and technology superpower ambition.

The motivation behind our science and technology superpower agenda is simple: science and technology will be the major driver of prosperity, power and history-making events this century.

The United Kingdom’s future success as a rich, strong, influential country, whose citizens enjoy prosperity and security, and fulfilled, healthy and sustainable lives, will correspondingly depend on our ability to build on our existing strengths in science, technology, finance and innovation.

The Science and Technology Framework is the strategic anchor that government policy will deliver against, and which the government will hold itself accountable to.

The framework focuses on:

  • identifying critical technologies
  • signalling the UK’s strengths and ambitions
  • investment in R&D
  • talent and skills
  • financing innovative science and technology companies
  • procurement
  • international opportunities
  • access to physical and digital infrastructure
  • regulation and standards
  • innovative public sector

We will have a clear action plan for each stand of the framework in place by summer 2023 and delivery will be overseen by the National Science and Technology Council.

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Published 6 March 2023
Last updated 9 February 2024 + show all updates
  1. UK Science and Technology Framework update on progress published.

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