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The role of Science in New The role of Science in New Zealand s Innovative Future s Innovative Future Zealand Jacqueline Rowarth Jacqueline Rowarth Director, Office for Environmental Programs Director, Office for Environmental
Jacqueline Rowarth Jacqueline Rowarth
Director, Office for Environmental Programs Director, Office for Environmental Programs University of Melbourne University of Melbourne
Years Years Annual rate (% ) Annual rate (% ) 8 8 66 66 16 16 39 39 23 23 30 30 29 29 15 15
Australia 75,000 75,000
Britain 700,000 700,000
China 850,000 850,000
Social
Environmental
Economic
Knowledge-
gaining
‘ ‘a small, clever country with one of the a small, clever country with one of the highest sustainable qualities of life in the highest sustainable qualities of life in the world, environmentally, socially and world, environmentally, socially and economically economically’ ’. .
Productive and sustainable
Adding value
Creating lifestyle
1 or 2 to market success
10 venture capital
100 initial investment
1000 nascent business plans plans
Gary Hamel, Fortune July 2001
Research $1 discovery $1 discovery
Development $10 $10
Commercialisation $100 $100
Advancement of knowledge
Participation in international community
Economic benefits
Advancement of knowledge
Participation in international community
Economic benefits
Most of the benefit of research is felt by the Most of the benefit of research is felt by the public at large. This causes the private sector public at large. This causes the private sector to under to under-
invest. .
The Economist The Economist
1. 1.
New wealth & economic growth New wealth & economic growth
2. 2.
Creates technology for innovation Creates technology for innovation
3. 3.
Recruitment of high quality people Recruitment of high quality people
4. 4.
Serendipitous discoveries Serendipitous discoveries
5. 5.
International participation International participation
6. 6.
Spin off benefits Spin off benefits
Market failure
Proliferation of funding pools
Discipline
Recruitment
Economic growth
> 50 sources of money
Confusion
Time bidding
Potential overlap
Biosecurity
Soil Science
Biosecurity
Soil Science
Population increase
Climate change
Biosecurity failure failure
Intensification of land use
Customer preference
R&D researchers per 1000 total employment R&D researchers per 1000 total employment
Finland 16 16
Sweden 11 11
Japan 10 10
United States 9 9
New Zealand 7 7
United Kingdom 6 6
Economic Union 6 6
science and engineering graduates science and engineering graduates
Finland 28 28
Sweden 31 31
Japan 26 26
United States 17 17
New Zealand 19 19
United Kingdom 29 29
Economic Union 27 27
Insecurity
Generation change
Student loan
Salary
Trust
Solicitor $50,000 $50,000-
200,000+
Computing Services $50,000 $50,000-
150,000+
Systems analyst $50,000 $50,000-
100,000+
Management accountant $40,000 $40,000-
100,000
Industrial chemist $40,000 $40,000-
100,000
Road engineer $35,000 $35,000-
80,000
Environmental scientist $30,000 $30,000-
80,000
Forestry scientist $30,000 $30,000-
45,000
New era New era – – the dawn of the dawn of McScience McScience Everybody is compromised Everybody is compromised Everybody is an expert Everybody is an expert
Accessibility
Inclusion
Dialogue
Market failure
Proliferation of funding pools
Discipline
Recruitment
Economic growth
… …is closely related (R is closely related (R2
2= 0.80) to the
= 0.80) to the number of scientists and engineers in number of scientists and engineers in the workforce the workforce
Porter and Stern 2001 Porter and Stern 2001
y = 0.8942x + 3.8076 R
2 = 0.7997
10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 20 40 60 80 Ranking science and engineers in work force Ranking capacity to create wealth from innovation
Biotechnology
IT
Creative and performing arts
Add the levy bodies
Universities
CRIs
Levy Bodies
Industry
Build human infrastructure
Support capable people
Encourage entrepreneurial and intelligent culture culture
Create mechanisms for connections
Be patient