4 JUNE
NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
1507

• Fostering identification and exploitation of new business opportunities in emerging knowledge-based areas of the economy including market intelligence and knowledge management systems.
• Enhancing networks and information flows within emerging knowledge-based areas of the economy to build investment capabilities and accelerated commercialisation of new ideas and technologies.
• Building awareness and understanding in the wider community of the role of RS&T in emerging knowledge-based areas of the economy.
• Developing flexible, broad skilled, entrepreneurial and adaptive men and women who use innovation to commercialise new ideas and technologies.

• The examples for all outcome statements are illustrative only and may or may not describe RS&T contributions that are ultimately contracted.

TARGET OUTCOME STATEMENT
Innovative manufacturing and service enterprises. New Zealand’s manufacturing and service enterprises are globally-focused, adaptive, niche-orientated, entrepreneurial and highly networked. They generate wealth for New Zealand by developing and applying technologies and ideas.

Examples of the contributions RS&T could make towards this target outcome:

• Fostering identification and exploitation of business opportunities in the global knowledge economy through improved market intelligence and knowledge management systems.
• Enhancing flexible and adaptive production capacity in enterprises, to enable rapid response to consumer needs in global markets.
• Building networks and collaborations involving enterprises and RS&T providers to build technological capacity in enterprises and drive innovation.
• Enabling the development of new and improved systems and technologies to underpin sustainable exploitation of eco-tourism opportunities.

TARGET OUTCOME STATEMENT
Sustainable use of natural resources. New Zealand understands the valuable contributions natural resources make to wealth creation. Innovative and efficient methods are used to maximise the long-term value from these resources and sustain the ecosystems that support them.

Examples of the contributions RS&T could make towards this target outcome:

• Fostering identification and exploitation of business opportunities in the global knowledge economy, including market intelligence and knowledge management systems.

• Expanding the knowledge base of natural mineral, energy and marine resources and their commercial potential.

• Developing new and improved technological capabilities in extracting and processing mineral, energy and marine resources.

• Developing and applying technologies and processes for maximising value, minimising waste and rehabilitating damaged ecosystems to ensure durable use of mineral, energy and marine resources.

• Developing new knowledge and capabilities for the use of more eco-efficient technologies throughout production systems and as the basis for product innovation.

• Building the knowledge base of the linkages between the ability of New Zealand enterprises, to achieve and sustain a competitive, healthy and safe environment.

TARGET OUTCOME STATEMENT
Wealth-creating food and fibre industries. New Zealand recognises that wealth creation from food and fibre resources requires consumer-oriented, value-added products, processes and services. These wealth-creating activities are built on innovative, efficient and sustainable use and development of these resources.

Examples of the contributions RS&T could make towards this target outcome:

• Fostering identification and exploitation of business opportunities in the global knowledge economy.
• Expanding the knowledge base of food and fibre resources (animals, pastures, crops, fisheries and forests) and their commercial potential, and how to assure the sustainable use of these resources and supporting ecosystems.
• Developing new and improved products, processes and services for increasing the value of food and fibre industries.
• Global franchising and licensing of locally developed technologies and services in food and fibre industries.
• Developing analytical and measurement techniques and processes for ensuring product safety and integrity, and compliance with ethical, welfare and safety standards.

TARGET OUTCOME STATEMENT
Future-focused global intelligence. New Zealand exploits its ability to identify and apply emerging scientific, technological and market opportunities. This intelligence is used to generate new, high-value, globally-focused products, processes and services.

Examples of the contributions RS&T could make towards this target outcome:

• Expanding the knowledge base of global trends in consumer values, attitudes, behaviours and preferences.
• Increasing understanding of consumer attitudes to new technologies, products and services.
• Building networks and collaborations that enable increased access to the global knowledge base.
• Developing knowledge management systems that enable enterprises and RS&T providers to access global trends relating to new knowledge and technologies, and consumer attitudes and behaviours.

TARGET OUTCOME STATEMENT
Infrastructure for a knowledge society. New Zealand’s infrastructural resources provide efficient, leading-edge support for a networked, knowledge-based society. Risks are understood and managed. Physical infrastructure and business and regulatory frameworks are harmonised to create capacity for progress.

Examples of the contributions RS&T could make towards this target outcome:

• Planning and integrating new and improved technologies for reliable and responsive provision of infrastructure services including information, communications, energy, water and waste.
• Ensuring high quality and commercially relevant standards and conformance systems.
• Increasing understanding and improving management of risks to infrastructure services.