New Zealand s science funding landscape Katrin Webb
National Statement of Science Investment
National Statement of Science Investment NSSI Governments 10 year strategic direction for the science system: reform of the MBIE contestable funding system, review of CRI core funding (now SSIF), establishment of Regional Research Institutes Investment based Incentivise industry investment into R&D, reduction of governments high rate of co-funding over time (government funding to focus on discovery research) Goal - Raise of BERD to above 1% of GDP Business Expenditure on R&D; business may receive this money from elsewhere, incl. government grants i.e. Callaghan Focus on commercial impact of research and on industry research activity NZ lagging behind most other advance economies return on investment for NZ (income)
Investigator-led science: acquire new knowledge, direction of research is led by researchers Government primary investor Mission-led science: undertaken towards a particular policy aim or goal; broad public benefit Government co-investor or principal investor R&D grants PGP Industry-led science: applied research
Partnerships PGPs
Industry-led science
Funding sources
Endeavour Fund Smart Ideas Research Programmes Strategic Science investment Fund (SSIF; old Core) National Science Challenges (NSCs) Catalyst Research Partnerships Pre-seed Accelerator Fund (PSAF) Te Pūnaha Hiringa: Māori Innovation Fund Indirect Envirolink (through councils) Plus other minor funds http://www.mbie.govt.nz/info-services/science-innovation
SFF - Sustainable Farming Fund applied research projects and extension programmes led by farmers, growers, or foresters community of interest driven PGP - Primary Growth Partnership joint venture between government and industry, that invests in long-term innovation programmes to increase the market success of the primary industries. Various other funds in the environment & natural resources space, Climate change etc. https://www.mpi.govt.nz/funding-and-programmes/
Waste minimisation fund Freshwater Improvement Fund Community Environment Fund http://www.mfe.govt.nz/more/funding
Callaghan Innovation administers more than $140m a year in business R&D funding through three programmes, designed to help accelerate innovation by firms in New Zealand: R&D Growth Grants: designed to increase R&D investment in businesses with a strong track record for R&D spending in New Zealand. R&D Project Grants: designed to support greater investment by businesses in R&D activities, especially those with less established R&D programmes. R&D Student Grants: designed to support New Zealand undergraduate and postgraduate students to gain and develop their technical skills in a commercial research environment, while bringing capability into New Zealand businesses. https://www.callaghaninnovation.govt.nz/grants
Science Providers
Learnings from Forestry and Scion
Past and Present From Many small contracts Piecemeal Unsatisfying for both parties To Business cases for science - Benefit for industry Partnership model of developing programmes Levy model enabled larger amounts of money being invested FOA Strategy Improved relationship
Considerations
Encumbrances when publicly funded MBIE, MPI, MfE etc. Public good work IP Check the contracts variations are possible Administrative overheads, reporting, time to get things over the line Direct funding to science providers can be easier and more straight forward, requires more $$ from Industry Drivers of science providers
www.scionresearch.com Prosperity from trees Mai i te ngahere oranga Scion is the trading name of the New Zealand Forest Research Institute Limited