New Zealand Gazette – 2014 – No. 132

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✨ Science-led Contestable Funding Criteria



NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 132 — 30 OCTOBER 2014

build a core of expertise, knowledge and relevant infrastructure;

d. fund research, science, or technology, or related activities that are:

i. purpose-driven and aligned with national priorities that generate economic, environmental or social benefits for New Zealand; and

ii. likely to involve knowledge-transfer and co-ordination between participants linked to the proposed activities;

e. build on New Zealand’s existing capability to undertake research, science, or technology, or related activities so there are not long start-up periods before impacts begin to accrue;

f. support proposals that are closely aligned or partnered with users, including industry, so that pathways to development of tangible outcomes of benefit to New Zealand are incorporated from the outset;

g. involve an integrated and multidisciplinary mix of “fit-for-purpose” research, science, or technology, and related activities that includes the expertise, capabilities and infrastructure required to deliver results (ie encompassing all stages of research from basic-targeted to applied); and

h. support proposals that include, if appropriate, strong international links so there is both rapid absorption of relevant and applicable overseas knowledge and expansion of New Zealand’s market potential, while ensuring appropriate safeguards for New Zealand’s intellectual property.

(2) For the purposes of this schedule, a “technology platform” is a critical mass of capabilities and equipment that is responsive to industry needs and that provides the means to enhance the performance and capabilities of the users.

  1. Specific assessment criteria—A proposal for Enabling Technologies funding that has been assessed as meeting the eligibility criteria for science-led contestable funding must be assessed against the following specific assessment criteria, which are all weighted equally:
Benefits to New Zealand Risk Management or Success Factors
Outcome benefits to New Zealand Implementation pathway
Key Questions: Key Question:
To what extent would the proposed research, science, or technology, or related activities create benefits for New Zealand? To what extent does the proposal provide for engagement across multiple users and potential or proposed implementation through multiple channels, having regard for the stage of the development of the enabling technology?
To what extent are there multiple opportunities arising from the technology platform?
Benefits to New Zealand of research, science, or technology, or related activities Ability to deliver results (outputs) from research, science, or technology, or related activities
Key Questions: Key Question:
What is the quality of the proposed research, science, or technology, or related activities? What is the likelihood that the proposed outputs of the research, science, or technology, or related activities will be achieved?
To what extent could the proposed research, science, or technology, or related activities develop a platform of underpinning, enabling technologies that have multiple applications and many connections across science and business?
To what extent would the proposed research, science, or technology, or related activities generate new knowledge?
  1. Other assessment criteria—The Science Board may allocate funding under the Enabling Technologies investment mechanism only:

a. in medium to large scale funding amounts of between $1.5 million (excluding GST) and $3 million (excluding GST) per year for up to six years; or

b. in lower value sector development funding amounts of under $250,000.00 (excluding GST) to assist the applicant in developing its engagement with a sector in order to realise the commercial potential of its

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