Ministry of Science and Innovation (New Zealand)
The Ministry of Science and Innovation (MSI; Māori: Te Pūnaha Hiringa Whakaea) was a government agency within the New Zealand Government, dealing with the science and innovation sector in New Zealand. HistoryThe 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.[2][3] 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.[4] The new Ministry began operating on 1 July 2012. FunctionsIts key roles and functions included:
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