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Ministry Of Research, Science And Technology (New Zealand)
The Ministry of Research, Science and Technology ( mi, Te Manatū Pūtaiao) was a government agency within the New Zealand government. Its main responsibilities were to: * Manage the Government's research, science and technology (RS&T) investment * Provide policy advice on RS&T issues * Encourage innovation and commercialisation of scientific and technological knowledge and ideas * Collaborate with other government organisations where RS&T intersects with their work. The role of Chief Scientist for the Ministry was held by Don McGregor between 1992 and 1997. Initiatives through his tenure included a landmark assessment of the value of science in supporting land management in Aotearoa New Zealand. In 2011 the Ministry of Research, Science and Technology (MoRST) was merged with the Foundation for Research, Science and Technology to create the new Ministry of Science and Innovation (MSI), which took over the policy and investment functions of both agencies. MSI became fully o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ministry Of Science And Innovation (New Zealand)
The Ministry of Science and Innovation (MSI; mi, Te Pūnaha Hiringa Whakaea) was a government agency within the New Zealand government, dealing with the science and innovation sector in New Zealand. History The Ministry became operational on 1 February 2011, bringing together and replacing the Foundation for Research, Science and Technology and the Ministry of Research, Science and Technology. MSI assumed responsibility for the science and innovation policy and investment functions of both agencies. In March 2012, Prime Minister John Key announced that the Ministry of Science and Innovation would be integrated into a new Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment, comprising the Ministry of Economic Development, the Department of Labour, the Ministry of Science and Innovation and the Department of Building and Housing The Department of Building and Housing ( Māori: ''Te Tari Kaupapa Whare'') was a government agency within the New Zealand government. Established ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
State Sector Organisations In New Zealand
Public sector organisations in New Zealand comprise the state sector organisations plus those of local government. Within the state sector lies the state services, and within this lies the core public service. Legally, the Legislative Branch non-public service departments (the Office of the Clerk of the House of Representatives and the Parliamentary Servicethe Parliamentary Service Act 2000 (Retrieved 25 January 2015)), Executive Branch non-public service departments, and the [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Governments Of New Zealand
The New Zealand Government exercises executive power in New Zealand. This article lists spans of government under a party or coalition, as well as ministries under a prime minister. There have been three distinctly different periods of government in New Zealand—firstly, the period before responsible government; second, from 1856 to 1890, the period of responsible government; and the third period started with the formation of political parties in 1891. Guide to list This article lists the successive governments of New Zealand since 1856. The first government which formed along political lines did not appear until 1891, when John Ballance formed the Liberal Party and the Liberal Government. A government is named (by political commentators, as well as self-referentially) for the largest party that leads it – though compare the United–Reform coalition Government of 1931–1935. The term 'ministry', as used in this article, refers collectively to all the ministers who direct ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don McGregor (scientist)
Donald Dalglish McGregor (15 October 1938 – 17 September 2020) was a New Zealand scientist and research advisor. Early life and education McGregor was born and raised in Christchurch to Roy and Elsie (née Hall). He married Marjorie (née Mauger) in Timaru on Easter Monday, 1966. After having completed an MSc with first Class Honours at the University of Canterbury, he arrived in Dunedin in 1962 to work as a Research Officer in the Wellcome Medical Research Institute at the University of Otago, where he obtained his PhD in 1969. His early work focused on the vascular system and the alleviation of hypertension producing at least one classic paper (McGregor and Smirk, 1970) that was so well-regarded it was re-visited nearly four decades later. He also had a keen interest in mosquitoes, in particular Opifex fuscus (Naeroa) endemic around the New Zealand coast. The majority of his academic career was spent at the University of Otago. Despite his education in the medical school, he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Foundation For Research, Science And Technology
The Foundation for Research, Science and Technology ( mi, Tūāpapa Rangahau Pūtaiao) was a Crown entity of New Zealand, established by the Foundation for Research, Science, and Technology Act 1990. It had the stated mission of "investing for results from research, science and technology to deliver greater prosperity, security and opportunities to all New Zealanders". In 2011 the Foundation for Research, Science and Technology merged with the Ministry of Research, Science and Technology (MoRST) to form the new Ministry of Science and Innovation (MSI), which took over the policy and investment functions of both agencies. MSI became fully operational on 1 February 2011, at which point MoRST and the Foundation for Research, Science and Technology were disestablished. In March 2012, Prime Minister John Key announced that the Ministry of Science and Innovation would be integrated into a new Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment, comprising the Ministry of Economic Dev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ministry Of Business, Innovation And Employment
The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE; mi, Hīkina Whakatutuki) is the public service department of New Zealand charged with "delivering policy, services, advice and regulation" which contribute to New Zealand's economic productivity and business growth. History Formed on 1 July 2012, MBIE is a merger of the Department of Building and Housing (DBH), the Department of Labour (DoL), the Ministry of Economic Development (MED), and the Ministry of Science and Innovation (MSI). In October 2018, the newly created Ministry of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) assumed several of MBIE's housing and social policy, funding and regulatory functions including the KiwiBuild programme, the Community Housing Regulatory Authority, and administration of funding for the HomeStart, Welcome Home Loans, the legacy Social Housing Fund and Community Group Housing programmes. On 14 July 2020, the Ministry assumed responsibility for running the New Zealand Government's COVI ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Government Agencies Of New Zealand
A government is the system or group of people governing an organized community, generally a state. In the case of its broad associative definition, government normally consists of legislature, executive, and judiciary. Government is a means by which organizational policies are enforced, as well as a mechanism for determining policy. In many countries, the government has a kind of constitution, a statement of its governing principles and philosophy. While all types of organizations have governance, the term ''government'' is often used more specifically to refer to the approximately 200 independent national governments and subsidiary organizations. The major types of political systems in the modern era are democracies, monarchies, and authoritarian and totalitarian regimes. Historically prevalent forms of government include monarchy, aristocracy, timocracy, oligarchy, democracy, theocracy, and tyranny. These forms are not always mutually exclusive, and mixed governm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2011 Disestablishments In New Zealand
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