New Zealand Gazette – 2016 – No. 75

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✨ Tertiary Education Appointments and Endeavour Fund Notice



NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 75 — 25 AUGUST 2016

as members for terms of three years commencing on 18 September 2016 and expiring on 17 September 2019; and

Dale Karauria

as a member for a term of one year commencing on 17 August 2016 and expiring on 16 August 2017.

Dated at Wellington this 25th day of August 2016.

HON STEVEN JOYCE, Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment.

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Endeavour Fund

Notice to the Science Board

  1. 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) Endeavour 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 Endeavour Fund under section 8(1) of the RS&T Act 2010.

General Policy Objectives

  1. The general policy objectives of the Endeavour 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

  1. 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

  1. In making funding decisions on proposals for the Endeavour Fund, the Science Board will allocate funds as set out in the relevant Government annual Investment Plan, published on MBIE’s website:

    http://www.mbie.govt.nz/info-services/science-innovation/investment-funding/current-funding/2017-science-investment-round

  2. The Science Board must make funding decisions on proposals for the Endeavour Fund in accordance with:

    a. the Public Finance Act 1989 and the relevant Appropriation Acts for Vote Business, Science and Innovation;

    b. the eligibility and assessment criteria specified in this notice and the relevant Schedules to this notice;

    c. the investment signals and mix of investment set out in the relevant annual Investment Plan specified in

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🎓 Appointments to the Tertiary Education Commission (continued from previous page)

🎓 Education, Culture & Science
25 August 2016
Appointments, Tertiary Education Commission, Dale Karauria
  • Dale Karauria, Appointed member for one year

  • HON STEVEN JOYCE, Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment

🎓 Notice to the Science Board regarding Endeavour Fund

🎓 Education, Culture & Science
Endeavour Fund, Science Board, Research, Science, Technology, Funding Decisions