The New Zealand Product Accelerator (the NZPA) is a publicly funded research network run out of the University of Auckland. The NZPA includes a core team at the University of Auckland that does upfront engagement work with businesses to help define their R&D needs, and expert researchers at eight institutions who receive a small amount of funding to provide on-call research capacity for the NZPA’s clients.
The Ministry for Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) commissioned Sapere Research Group and ThinkPlace New Zealand in June 2023 to conduct a review of the NZPA. The review aims to further understand the NZPA’s current role in New Zealand’s advanced manufacturing ecosystem and identify what its optimal role could be in the future.
The team from Sapere were David Moore, Jeff Loan and Lockie Woon, working alongside staff from ThinkPlace: Peter Harrison, Cara Adler, Ben Harris-Finnigan, and Prof. Beth Webster.
The report attached is a public version of a report submitted to MBIE. It withholds the review team’s analysis of future state options and recommendations for expanding the NZPA to protect the confidentiality of advice.
Auckland
Level 20, 151 Queen Street
Auckland, 1010
P +64 9 909 5810
Wellington
Level 9, 1 Willeston Street
Wellington, 6011
P +64 4 915 7590
Melbourne
Level 11, 80 Collins Street
Melbourne, VIC 3000
P +61 3 9005 1454
Sydney
Level 18, 135 King Street
Sydney, NSW 2000
P +61 2 9234 0200
Canberra
GPO Box 252
Canberra City, ACT 2601
P +61 2 6100 6363
Perth
PO Box 1210
Booragoon, WA 6954
P +61 8 6186 1410
Brisbane
Level 18, 324 Queen Street
Brisbane, QLD 4000
P +61 7 2113 4080
Copyright © 2024 Sapere Research Group | Privacy
In Australia, liability limited by a scheme approved under Professional Standards Legislation.
Site design & built by: Wonderlab