At 9am on Saturday morning the Department for Science, Innovation, and Technology (DSIT), posted a mocked-up Chat GPT question to tease out the launch of a new development in the world of science and technology policy. This morning, replete with AI inspired front cover, the Science and Technology Framework came tumbling into the world.
Before we get into the details of the framework let’s first look at the wider picture of what’s going on in science frameworks and strategies. Back in July 2020 the government published the R&D Roadmap. This document was an attempt to outline how universities, businesses, and the public sector could work together to ensure the UK could achieve its potential as a science superpower.
As well as being a global force the government has also dedicated significant time to articulating the impacts of research closer to home. In a speech to think tank Onward Minister for Science, Technology, and Innovation George Freeman set out an agenda of bureaucracy cutting, cluster backing, boosterism including 30 innovation clusters outside of the Golden Triangle.
