Earlier today, Prime Minister John Key announced that the government will be spending some $321 million on Research, Science and Technology, of which $225 million will be new funding.
The funding will be spent on a range of initiatives, from actively encouraging commercialisation and technology transfer, to funding additional postdocs and attracting talented overseas scientists to our shores.
Media coverage:
Dom Post: $225m Science, technology spending boost
Dom Post: Science budget goes commercial
Manawatu Standard: Editorial: Big spend may keep more scientists here
NBR/NZPA: Science funding decision wins support
NZ Herald/NZPA: PM announces $225m funding boost for science
NZ Herald: Can NZ afford a $225m science funding boost?
NZ Herald: R&D focus positive, say businesses
NZ Herald: Editorial: R&D tap needs to give more than a trickle
NZ Herald: Big companies to gain from research boost
NZ Herald: Big players welcome R&D move
PC World: Tech research firms to benefit from govt R&D grants
Radio NZ: $225 million increase in science funding announced
Radio NZ: Rural science body approves of science funding targets
TVNZ/NZPA: $321m for research, science and technology
TVNZ/NZPA: Science funds welcomed by business
Unlimited: Spending boost for science and technology
Waikato Times: $225m science, technology spending boost
3 News: $321m for research, science and technology (and video)