AI minister role boosted but tech department axed in Burnham shake-up
Kanishka Narayan will attend cabinet - but no longer have the leadership of a technology secretary.
The government’s approach to technology leadership is being reshaped under a shake-up led by Burnham, with the role of AI minister receiving a higher profile even as the separate technology department is being removed.
According to a monitored public feed from BBC Technology, Kanishka Narayan will attend cabinet as part of the changes. However, the feed says he will no longer have responsibility as a technology secretary, indicating a shift in how the portfolio is being organised at the top level.
The move suggests AI is being given greater direct access to senior decision-making, while the broader technology brief is being folded into a different structure. Based on the limited details available in the feed, the reshuffle appears to concentrate influence around the AI minister role rather than maintaining a standalone technology department.
No further specifics were provided in the feed about the wider scope of the shake-up, any related personnel changes, or the timing of implementation. The monitored report did not include additional comments from Narayan or other ministers.
The change comes amid continuing political attention on artificial intelligence and the governance of digital policy, but the feed does not give detail on policy priorities, funding, or departmental responsibilities beyond the cabinet attendance point and the removal of the technology secretary leadership.
This article is based on a monitored public feed and attributes the report to BBC Technology.
Source: BBC Technology - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cz97x8k4zqzo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
