As at February 2025
Global trade and investment are essential for New Zealand to maximise its potential and for New Zealanders to enjoy higher incomes and better public services.
New Zealand’s economy is export-oriented, with the food and fibre sectors and tourism significantly contributing to foreign currency earnings.
The Government is investing in a Strategic Science Investment Fund (SSIF) platform for Space Engineering to strengthen New Zealand’s applied research capability.
The Strategic Science Investment Fund (SSIF) Data Science platform, intends to significantly lift New Zealand’s capability, support and encourage dynamic and world class data science research, and deliver on the Government’s data science investment goals.
The Research and Education Advanced Network New Zealand (REANNZ) and the New Zealand eScience Infrastructure (NeSI) have integrated to form a unified eResearch infrastructure platform.