Junior minister in the British Government
The parliamentary under-secretary of state for the Future Digital Economy and Online Safety is a junior position in the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology in the British government.[1]
History
Between 2021 and 2024 the role was known as parliamentary under-secretary of state for Tech and the Digital Economy. The position was originally part of the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport but was moved to the newly created Department for Science, Innovation and Technology in the February 2023 cabinet reshuffle.
Responsibilities
The minister has responsibility of the following policy areas:
- Online safety and counter-disinformation
- Digital Markets Unit
- Tech policy and market facing technology, including skills
- National Data Library
- International strategy, including electronic trade
- Economic security
- Technology diffusion
- Technology investment
- National security and resilience
- Geospatial Commission
List of officeholders
References
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