Wellington
Welcome to the gig.
You have an interesting (to say the least) and challenging brief to frame up the AdvancedTechnology Institute (your terms of reference will be most enlightening).
I do worry though when I hear rumours of outside consultants already writing business plans forthis new hybrid. It’s before we really know what it is we’re making, so slightly premature don'tyou think?
I hope too that you’re given the licence to enhance the whole system, including thetechnology-rich products and services.
I hope you will listen carefully to and balance the perspectives of:
And while we’re in advice mode, never forget, that the ATI must be research based to gain therespect of, and add value to industry. At the same time, transferring critical research areas touniversities will castrate the animal before it is born
Sir Peter Gluckman noted in a recent National Radio interview about “What do scientists knowabout economics’, that an innovation-led future will have to have an NZness, and can’t simplyreplicate Israel’s or Finland or others’ models. Gluckman’s talk is
I also hope your brief allows you to explore other impediments to technology-led internationalgrowth.
So, your job, as much as anything, is to best fertilise the idea/institute/pre/market ecosystem.And not just in Auckland and Christchurch.
The way this new beast is structured is a crucial opportunity to add a missing part appropriateto our culture and circumstances.
An idea is easy. Pulling it off is the trick. The ATI has the potential to be a crucial player, aSonny Bill Williams even, in cranking us up a couple of gears in clever tech stuff.
Good luck. May you sail before the wind.