UK PM Rishi Sunak unveils new framework to make UK science & tech superpower

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Monday launched a new framework through his newly created ministry – the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology – as part of a vision to cement the UK’s place as a science and technology superpower by 2030.

The British-Indian leader said the new Science and Technology Framework is designed to challenge every part of the government to better put the country at the forefront of global science and technology this decade through 10 key actions, creating a coordinated cross-government approach.