Ministry of Research, Science and Technology (New Zealand)
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The Ministry of Research, Science and Technology (Te Manatū Pūtaiao in Māori
) was a government agency
within the New Zealand government
.
Its main responsibilities were to:
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 operational on 1 February 2011, at which point MoRST and the Foundation for Research, Science and Technology were disestablished.
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) was a government agency
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within the New Zealand government
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.
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.
In 2011 the Ministry of Research, Science and Technology (MoRST) was merged with the Foundation for Research, Science and Technology
Foundation for Research, Science and Technology
The Foundation for Research, Science and Technology was a Crown Entity of New Zealand, established by the Foundation for Research, Science, and Technology Act 1990....
to create the new Ministry of Science and Innovation
Ministry of Science and Innovation
The Ministry of Science and Innovation is a government agency within the New Zealand government, dealing with the science and innovation sector in New Zealand...
(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.