Tag Archives: IRL

Problemsourcing initiative gets the academic once-over

Posted on April 24, 2013 by

Open innovation and crowdsourcing are two relatively recent ways of finding solutions to (often) technical challenges experienced by companies. There’s particular issues which need resolving when using the power of the crowd; along with the hope that someone has a … Continue reading →

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Officiating our way to an ATI totally the wrong policy

Posted on November 8, 2012 by

Now everyone wants to see the Advanced Technology Institute set up and thriving. This ranges from the ATI’s establishment board, to science minister Steven Joyce, to (about to be reformed) IRL, to the CRI and university scientists and commercialisers, to … Continue reading →

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Dear ATI Establishment Board,

Posted on August 16, 2012 by

Welcome to the gig. You have an interesting (to say the least) and challenging brief to frame up the Advanced Technology Institute (your terms of reference will be most enlightening). I do worry though when I hear rumours of outside … Continue reading →

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Roll up, roll up, the ATI’s going to be bigger than Ben Hur

Posted on July 19, 2012 by

Well, isn’t the Advanced Technology Institute going to be an all singing, all dancing affair. At least that’s what the cabinet paper proposes. For a strategic move that has major implications for New Zealand’s thin innovation ecosystem, there’s been remarkably … Continue reading →

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An ATI set to fly…..like a turkey

Posted on July 10, 2012 by

If rumours are to be believed, the Advanced Technology Institute, is to be established as a separate crown entity. The ATI is meant to be a hi-tech, engineering-oriented link between science and industry to boost New Zealand high value manufacturing … Continue reading →

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Fantastic; more faffing around for an Advanced Technology Institute

Posted on June 14, 2012 by

Oh great – yes the May 24 budget announcement has $178 million allocated over five years for the evolution of Industrial Research into an Advanced Technology Institute. But buried in the numbers (page 108, here) is a huge reason to … Continue reading →

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‘Release the hounds’ Mr Joyce – let IRL get on with becoming an ATI

Posted on May 1, 2012 by

There’s so many ways to say aagghhh, what the hell is going on, that it is difficult to know where to start. But, it is nearly six months since John Key (no less) announced the high-tech transformation of the science … Continue reading →

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Technology companies need to skite more

Posted on November 17, 2011 by

Perhaps the main ‘problem’ with the majority of the companies that make up the TIN100 is they fly beneath the general public’s radar. They’re not about fashion, or coffee, or rugby, and 90% of the revenue earned by these clever … Continue reading →

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At last, a kick along for high tech and niche manufacturing

Posted on November 8, 2011 by

For a large number of New Zealanders, and (also unfortunately) the media, the announcement of a high-tech transformation of the science sector will be a “so what” experience. For those looking for science and innovation led means to improve the … Continue reading →

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A Wellington and Auckland commercialisation hand-holding proposal more than it seems

Posted on October 20, 2011 by

It’s flown a bit under the radar, and the two organisations will in theory have identified their preferred collaboration model by the end of the year. But, the announcement earlier this month that Industrial Research and UniServices (the University of … Continue reading →

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