NZ and Colorado to cooperate on aerospace, tech sectors

The agreement encourages collaboration opportunities related to aerospace, quantum and geothermal technologies.

Space Minister Judith Collins KC signed the agreement with Colorado State Governor Jared Polis at the 40th Space Symposium in Colorado Springs.

The Memorandum of Cooperation formalises an agreement which will see New Zealand and Colorado increase collaboration including in joint research and development, and encouraging company exchanges and regional technology hubs among other things.  

The Memorandum of Cooperation encourages increased collaboration between New Zealand and the State of Colorado across multiple areas including:

• aerospace technologies and applications
• geothermal technologies, including conventional and enhanced geothermal systems, geothermal direct use 
• quantum technologies
• entrepreneurship, venture capital, and startups.

The agreement is one of many international science partnerships New Zealand enjoys with overseas partners.

Read the Memorandum of Cooperation on:

International Science Partnerships.