The Ministry of Science and Innovation (MSI; Te Pūnaha Hiringa Whakaea in Māori

Maori language

Māori or te reo Māori , commonly te reo , is the language of the indigenous population of New Zealand, the Māori. It has the status of an official language in New Zealand...

) is a government agency

State sector organisations in New Zealand

Public sector organisations in New Zealand include the State sector plus the organisations of local government.Within the State sector lies the State services, and within this, lies the core Public service....

 within the New Zealand government, dealing with the science and innovation sector in New Zealand. Its key roles and functions include:

• advising the government on New Zealand’s science and innovation system
• overseeing the Government’s investment in science and innovation, and in infrastructure that supports science and innovation
• fostering commercialisation and the transfer of knowledge into technology, processes and products; enhancing productivity; and, through the application of research results and innovative effort, achieving wider benefits for New Zealand

The Ministry became operational on 1 February 2011, bringing together and replacing 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....

 and the Ministry of Research, Science and Technology

Ministry of Research, Science and Technology (New Zealand)

The Ministry of Research, Science and Technology was a government agency within the New Zealand government.Its main responsibilities were to:* Manage the Government's research, science and technology investment...

. MSI assumed responsibility for the science and innovation policy and investment functions of both agencies.

External links

• Official MSI website