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RS&T (research, science and technology). The money is divided by the government into output expenses, each of which support specific government goals (see a complete list of Vote RS&T output expenses). The funding for each output expense is specified in the Government Budget each year.
The Foundation splits output expenses into schemes or portfolios, to help manage how we invest these funds. The money we invest through these portfolios and schemes helps support a range of organisations and people to carry out research, science and technology for the benefit of New Zealand.")
) - Research for Industry (RFI); Environmental Research (ENV); Social Research (SOC); Māori Knowledge and Development Research (MKDR); PreSeed Accelerator fund (PSAF); Sustainable Energy Development (SED); New Economy Research Fund (NERF); and International Investment Opportunities Fund (IIOF).
What is public good, science and technology research?
Public good, science and technology research:
- is likely to increase knowledge and understanding of the physical, biological, cultural or social environment
- maintains or builds research skills and scientific expertise of importance to New Zealand
- is of benefit to New Zealand, but is unlikely to be funded from non-governmental sources.
Type of public good, science and technology research we invest in
Most of the research we invest in is defined as 'basic-targeted' or 'applied'. This means it is being carried out to deliver a benefit. Research to uncover knowledge which may have no commercial application is called basic-untargeted research. If you want to carry out basic-untargeted research, visit the Marsden Fund’s website for funding opportunities.
Types of research (for further information, see Frascati Definitions)
- basic-untargeted: experimental or theoretical research to acquire new knowledge with no particular application in mind
- basic-targeted: experimental or theoretical research to acquire new knowledge focused on a strategic need
- applied: original investigation to acquire new knowledge, directed towards a specific practical aim and developed into operational form
- experimental development: research drawing on existing knowledge directed towards producing new materials, products and devices; or installing new or substantially improving existing processes, systems and service (not method development)
- product development: technical development of products, processes and services (including prototype development) for commercialisation.