MBIE’s purpose is to grow Aotearoa New Zealand for all. 1 in 4 New Zealanders identify as disabled and they have a right to accessible information.

The Airspace Integration Trials programme continues to grow with 2 new partners signing up – MAUI63 and OneReg.

New Zealand based researchers are a step closer to accessing Horizon Europe grants to fund their programmes in Aotearoa New Zealand.

The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) has today confirmed new appointments to the Science Board.

The Minister of Business, Innovation and Employment, with the Office for Disability Issues, asked to help move to better, more modern video interpreting and relay services to help Deaf, deafblind, hearing impaired and speech-impaired New Zealanders to communicate with hearing people over the phone.

MBIE is seeking submissions on an exposure draft of regulations to be made under sections 227 and 228 of the Telecommunications Act 2001. The feedback from this consultation will be used to advise the Government on the final form of the regulations that identify the anchor services and direct fibre access service that the wholesale supplier (Chorus) must offer its customers in the new regulatory regime.

The Heavy Engineering Research Levy (“the levy”) provides revenue to the Heavy Engineering Research Association (HERA), to promote and conduct the research and other scientific work into, or relating to, the heavy engineering industry.

Funding and governance are important aspects to building the picture of research infrastructure in Aotearoa. The insights gained from the data in this section provides a key input to address the enduring questions around how research infrastructure investments should be coordinated and what constitutes effective investment mechanisms