| Te Manatū Pūtaiao | |
 Logo of the Ministry of Research, Science and Technology | |
| Agency overview | |
|---|---|
| Dissolved | 2011 |
| Superseding agency | |
| Website | www |
The Ministry of Research, Science and Technology (Māori: Te Manatū Pūtaiao) was a government agency within the New Zealand government.
Its main responsibilities were to:
- Manage the Government's research, science and technology (RS&T) investment
- Provide policy advice on RS&T issues
- Encourage innovation and commercialisation of scientific and technological knowledge and ideas
- Collaborate with other government organisations where RS&T intersects with their work.
The role of Chief Scientist for the Ministry was held by Don McGregor between 1992 and 1997. Initiatives through his tenure included a landmark assessment of the value of science in supporting land management in New Zealand.[1]
In 2011 the Ministry of Research, Science and Technology (MoRST) was merged with the Foundation for Research, Science and Technology to create the new Ministry of Science and Innovation (MSI),[2] which took over the policy and investment functions of both agencies. MSI became fully operational on 1 February 2011,[3] at which point MoRST and the Foundation for Research, Science and Technology were disestablished.[citation needed] MSI was then subsequently merged with other ministries into the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE).
