--- title: UK Government Puts AI at Cabinet Level as DSIT Is... description: The UK government has abolished the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) while elevating AI Minister Kanishka Narayan to Cabinet level,... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/uk-government-puts-ai-at-cabinet-level-as-dsit-is-dissolved-raising-questions-for-quantum-strategy-3kjbkovyv twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: UK Government Puts AI at Cabinet Level as DSIT Is Dissolved, Raising Questions For Quantum Strategy | daily.dev og:description: The UK government has abolished the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) while elevating AI Minister Kanishka Narayan to Cabinet level,... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/uk-government-puts-ai-at-cabinet-level-as-dsit-is-dissolved-raising-questions-for-quantum-strategy-3kjbkovyv og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/3kjbKOvyV.png og:image:alt: UK Government Puts AI at Cabinet Level as DSIT Is Dissolved, Raising Questions For Quantum Strategy og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # UK Government Puts AI at Cabinet Level as DSIT Is Dissolved, Raising Questions For Quantum Strategy **[The Quantum Insider](https://daily.dev/sources/thequantuminsider)** · 4 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary The UK government has abolished the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) while elevating AI Minister Kanishka Narayan to Cabinet level, making AI a central national priority. The restructuring raises concerns about how Britain will coordinate its quantum technology strategy, as responsibilities previously managed under DSIT will now be distributed across multiple departments. Existing quantum funding programs remain in place, but the loss of a dedicated coordinating department adds complexity. On the upside, increased AI infrastructure investment — in data centers, semiconductors, and high-performance computing — could also benefit quantum computing, since both sectors share critical infrastructure dependencies. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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