Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) is a ministerial department of the UK Government created on June 6, 2009 by the merger of the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills (DIUS) and the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (BERR). Its mission is to build a dynamic and competitive UK economy by:


 * creating the conditions for business success;
 * promoting innovation, enterprise and science; and
 * giving everyone the skills and opportunities to succeed.

To achieve this it will foster world-class universities and promote an open global economy.