✨ Government Notices
NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 122 — 11 NOVEMBER 2015
GOVERNMENT NOTICES
Departmental
MBIE Contestable Research Fund
Notice to the Science Board
- In this notice, I:
a. Specify that the Science Board is to make funding decisions on proposals for the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) contestable research fund under section 10(3)(b) of the Research, Science and Technology Act 2010 ("RS&T Act 2010"); and
b. set the criteria for the eligibility and assessment of proposals for the MBIE contestable research fund under section 8(1) of the RS&T Act 2010.
General policy objectives
- The general policy objectives of the MBIE contestable research fund are to:
a. Support research, science or technology or related activities that have high potential to positively transform New Zealand’s future economic performance, the sustainability and integrity of our environment, help strengthen our society, and give effect to the Vision Mātauranga policy; and
b. drive an increasing focus on:
i. excellent research; and
ii. the potential for impact in areas of future value, growth or critical need for New Zealand.Interpretation
- For the purposes of this notice and the schedules to this notice, the terms:
a. Vision Mātauranga policy means the government policy which aims to unlock the innovation potential of Māori knowledge, resources and people for the benefit of New Zealand.
b. research organisation means an organisation that has internal capability for carrying out research, science or technology or related activities.
c. relevance means the science focuses on areas of strategic importance to New Zealand and is relevant to our economic, social and environmental needs (both current and future), usable and appropriate to potential end users and beneficiaries.
d. areas of future value, growth or critical need for New Zealand means the investment signals set out in the relevant annual Investment Plan specified in clause 4.
Funding decisions
- In making funding decisions on proposals for the MBIE contestable research fund, the Science Board will allocate funds as set out in the relevant Government annual Investment Plan, published on MBIE’s website
- The Science Board must make funding decisions on proposals for the MBIE contestable research fund in accordance with:
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