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SIR PAUL CALLAGHAN (1947-2012)

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NEW ZEALAND’S ECONOMIC HISTORY

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Americans for Tax Reform/Property Rights Alliance

International property rights index (2012)Finland 1 8.6

Sweden 2 8.5

Singapore 3 8.3

Switzerland 3 8.3

Norway 3 8.3

New Zealand 6 8.2

Luxembourg 6 8.2

Denmark 6 8.2

Legal and political rights index (2012)New Zealand 1 8.8

Finland 1 8.8

Sweden 3 8.7

Denmark 3 8.7

Norway 3 8.7

Switzerland 6 8.6

Luxembourg 6 8.6

Netherlands 8 8.5

Lack of corruption score (2012) New Zealand 1 90

Denmark 1 90

Finland 1 90

Sweden 4 88

Singapore 5 87

Switzerland 6 86

Norway 7 85

Australia 7 85

Enabling trade index (2012)Singapore 1 6.14

Hong Kong 2 5.67

Denmark 3 5.41

Sweden 4 5.39

New Zealand 5 5.34

Finland 5 5.34

Netherlands 7 5.32

Switzerland 8 5.29

Canada 8 5.22  “The New ZealandParadox”

Diversification matters

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Scientific equipment

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Manufacturing

Primary

EXPORTS

Diversification matters

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EXPORTS

Source: Statistics NZ, StatBank Denmark, DataStream, NZIER, July 2012; Courtesy of Dr Helen Anderson

Alan Liefting

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New Zealand patents

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THE INNOVATION ECOSYSTEM

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THE INNOVATION ECOSYSTEM

THE INNOVATION ECOSYSTEM

Catherine Mohr

We need to build a city of four million people

We need a dating service for ideas

We need to invest in science & innovation

We need to build a city of four 5 million people

RevenueUS$100m

RevenueUS$3b

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expanded polytetraflouroethylene

Auckland

A TALE OF TWO INNOVATIONS

We need to build a city of four million people

We need a dating service for ideas

We (really) need to invest in science &

innovation

We need to see ourselves as people of

knowledge