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Data sources

This report uses data from a variety of sources to provide an indication of how New Zealand is performing in research, science and innovation. Sources are listed and explained below.

Budget allocations in research and development by funding mechanism

The New Zealand Treasury publishes the Government Estimates of Appropriations annually. MBIE has previously used these figures to estimate government budget allocations for research and development (GBARD) by funding mechanism.

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Dimensions bibliometrics data

Dimensions is a linked research information dataset and tool, used to discover and access grants, publications, citations, clinical trials, patents and policy documents.

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Ministry of Education data request

The Ministry of Education provided MBIE with custom data. This data covers STEM graduate statistics for domestic and international students, educational achievement statistics and other statistics relevant to New Zealand's education sector.

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New Zealand Growth Capital Partners

New Zealand Growth Capital Partners (NZGCP) is a fund that was established by the government to help grow New Zealand’s early-stage investment market. NZGCP collect data on start-up investment in New Zealand.

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New Zealand Private Capital Monitor

The New Zealand Private Capital Association (NZCA) and EY New Zealand run a survey of venture capital and private equity participants in the New Zealand market. Firms from New Zealand and Australia are included. The results of the survey are aggregated and published in the New Zealand Private Capital Monitor's annual release.

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New Zealand government budget allocation for research and development

Data on New Zealand GBARD is based on the New Zealand Treasury's annual Government Estimates of Appropriations.

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OECD business innovation statistics and indicators

The OECD business innovation statistics and indicators are a biennial series of indicators of innovation activity in OECD member countries.

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OECD enterprise statistics

The OECD enterprise statistics are a series of global, comparable statistics on enterprise and entrepreneurship. This data is collected annually and provides in-depth data on venture capital investments in businesses by country and stage of business.

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OECD main science and technology indicators

The OECD main science and technology indicators (MSTI) database compiles an annual series of global, comparable statistics on science, research and innovation.

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OECD research and development statistics

The OECD research and development statistics (RDS) represent a series of global, comparable statistics on expenditure, government budget allocations for R&D (GBARD) and personnel. The data is collected annually.

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Stats NZ business R&D data request

Stats NZ provided MBIE with custom data for business expenditure on research and development (BERD) across New Zealand, according to the business size and ranking.

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Stats NZ business operations survey

This survey collects performance measures from New Zealand businesses to better understand the practices and behaviours they undertake that may affect their performance.

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Stats NZ international travel and migration

International migration statistics provide the latest outcomes-based measure of migration, which includes estimates of migrants entering or leaving New Zealand.

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Stats NZ research and development survey

The research and development survey measures the level of research and development activity, employment and expenditure across all sectors of the New Zealand economy.

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Tertiary Education Commission PBRF quality evaluation

The Tertiary Education Commission runs the Performance-Based Research Fund (PBRF) quality evaluation every 4 years. Data on the demographics of researchers working at tertiary education institutes is available as an output of the PBRF evaluation. This includes ethnicity and gender data.

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World Intellectual Property Organization patent statistics

Patent data is obtained from the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), which provides access to statistical data on intellectual property activity worldwide.

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