The Ministry for Science and Innovation is the lead agency charged with driving the science and innovation sector.
It is also tasked with directing knowledge and technology transfer from the science and innovation sector to businesses and other research users.
The Ministry of Science and Innovation (MSI), established on 1 February 2011, is part of a broader Government focus to boost the science and innovation sector’s contribution to economic growth.
MSI was created from merging two other agencies – the Foundation for Research, Science and Technology and the Ministry of Research, Science and Technology. It is responsible for the policy and investment functions of both those agencies.
MSI has some key roles and functions such as advising the Government on New Zealand’s science and innovation system, overseeing science and innovation investment and supporting infrastructure and fostering commercialisation, enhancing productivity and achieving wider benefits for NZ through the application of research results
For more information visit the MSI Website
