New Ministry of Science and Innovation starts work
The new Ministry of Science and Innovation started work today and Research, Science and Technology Minister Wayne Mapp has been given a new title, Minister of Science and Innovation.
The ministry was formed by merging the former ministry with the Foundation for Research, Science and Technology.
"New Zealand needs to raise productivity, diversify our exports and become a smart economy," Dr Mapp said at today's launch.
"We need to develop more efficient ways of working and better, more valuable products to sell to the world."
Dr Mapp said the new ministry would work closely with business, research organisations, the Ministry of Economic Development and other government agencies to drive science and innovation.
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This is a ploy to pre-empt the Labour party's criticism that the nats are not focusing on tech and development.
Just a poor attempt at spindoctoring which will cost NZ taxpayers, not a serious effort to realign policy. The left will do the job properly, the right will see NZ down the plughole.
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Tammy 11.16.
The LEFT, on Clarke's watch, has already placed us in the plughole. Key and English are endeavouring to stop us from being washed down the drain!
Robert: Shouldn't it read - "Key and English are endeavouring to have us washed down a different drain?"
If you are getting us up to speed, isn't it now simple which special interest group dominates? Problem being though those that pursue this global governance lead everyone towards failure not through success of its Marxist design but, through the failures in enacting it?!
What was the debt at the end of Labour's stint, and what is the debt now?
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Incompetence deserves the sack, at any level of organisation.
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