It is also responsible for the development of the state communication multimedia system and for promoting the digitized access of the entire population to information.

It is also responsible for the formulation and coordination of policies regarding the judicial defense of the interests of the State and for ensuring the necessary information for the correct application of the law.

The current Minister of Education and Culture is Pablo Da Silveira, who has held the position since 1 March 2020.

In 1891, a cabinet reshuffle was made, becoming the newly created Ministry of Development responsible for the administration of public education.

Subsequently, on 19 March 1936 the then de facto president Gabriel Terra called him Ministry of Public Instruction and Social Prevision.