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Evaluation of the Research for Industry Fund

This report addresses the following three evaluative questions:

• How successful has RFI investment been in increasing the global competitiveness of New Zealand industries and sectors over the period under review? 
• How successful have the operational policy settings been around the allocation of investments in accordance with the objectives of the funding as specified in the estimates of appropriations and Ministerial Directions and what if any changes are needed to those settings?
• What impact have other factors such as economic conditions had on either muting or enhancing the success of these investments?

Study of Accessibility and Transfer of Information from Foundation-Funded Research

Judy Lawrence, PS Consulting Ltd, 2007-06-07. Scope: The Foundation commissioned this evaluation to help determine how to facilitate improved access to data and findings from the public ...

Start-up and Diversified Companies (Economic Diversification Evaluation Part 2)

Infometrics, 2006. Scope: The aim of the evaluation was to assess:

Measurement of Spin-outs from Foundation-Funded Research (Economic Diversification Evaluation Part 1)

New Zealand Institute for Economic Research, 2005. Scope:The principal objectives of this study were to: identify, as far as possible, all companies that have spun out from Universities ...