Waikato regional economic profile - Waikato Regional Council

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The University of Waikato has five major research institutes reflecting key areas ofresearch competitiveness in the areas of business (Institute of Business Research),demographics and macroeconomics (National Institute of Demographic and EconomicAnalysis), education (Wilf Malcolm Institute for Educational Research), the environment(Environmental Research Institute), and iwi development (Te Kotahi ResearchInstitute).WaikatoLink Ltd is the commercialisation and technology transfer company of theUniversity of Waikato. A wholly-owned subsidiary of the University of Waikato,incorporated in 1993, WaikatoLink’s key role is to commercialise opportunities andintellectual property developed by the University of Waikato. WaikatoLink’s office issituated at Waikato Innovation Park, in order to enhance the linkages between theUniversity of Waikato and innovative and entrepreneurial organisations.Commercialisation facilitates: industry and business access to university technologies expansion of research opportunities for the university increased opportunities to form mutually beneficial industry partnerships andcollaborations, and increased work experience and employment opportunities for students.To effectively commercialise University of Waikato-generated intellectual property,WaikatoLink Ltd undertakes four main functions:commercialisationintellectual property managementtechnology development (The HotHouse), andbuilding industry linkage.Commercialisation successes of WaikatoLink include the following firms: 11Ants Analytics build powerful software that makes data mining simple andaccessible to non-technical people. Endace designs, develops, sells and supports high-speed network packetcapture technology, and is now a United Kingdom-listed global business sellingproducts in over 30 countries. Graftoss is a medical device company that is developing a range of orthopaedicdevices, which have bone graft and bone replacement applications. Novatein specialises in the development of bio-degradable plastic materials. Obodies is developing a new paradigm of high affinity proteins for medicalapplications, which may provide various advantages over currently availableantibody proteins. RuralLink provides wireless broadband services to remote rural areas throughits no8wireless and lightwire brands. Solenza is a solar energy company that is developing building-integrated solarroofing materials. Zygem is a rapidly growing biotechnology company that has developed a rangeof innovative enzyme-based products and technologies.11.3.2 Waikato Institute of TechnologyAccording to the Tertiary Education Strategy 2010, one of the three core roles ofInstitutes of Technology and Polytechnics is to “to undertake applied research thatsupports vocational learning and technology transfer” 397 .397Ministry of Education (2010, p. 18).Page 134 Doc # 2069885
Wintec takes a dual approach to Research, Development and Transfer (RDT) thatsupports educational excellence and RDT-informed educational programmes relevantto industry and provides a scalable portfolio of RDT services focused directly onindustry requests for RDT (such as the RDT Voucher Scheme, long term RDTpartnerships with industry, and RDT facilities where Wintec focuses directly onindustry-funded RDT). This dual approach aims to unlock optimal value and providesynergies that would not be possible otherwise.Wintec has researchers from 11 schools and centres participating in research everyyear. In 2010, 118 staff participated in research and development projects.Prima Group Ltd was established in 2011 and has been tasked with commercialisingthe knowledge, know-how and intellectual property generated within Wintec. PrimaGroup is 100 per cent owned by the Wintec Foundation, a charitable trust set up for thelong term benefit of Wintec.This commercialisation may take the form of expertise within faculty that can be appliedto finding solutions to the practical problems of industry through consulting, or it may beshaping the resources that are used to teach tertiary students into a form that fits theneeds of industry practitioners through customised training.Prima Group Ltd views commercialisation of the practical inventions from Waikatoinventors as core business and looks for ways to facilitate the development of ideas. Itdoes this by providing practical advice and services and by injecting seed capital intoprojects that it believes have merit. It also has a panel of experts to assess newinventions and ideas and will, where appropriate, introduce inventors to experts andpractitioners within Wintec schools to help.Services include:commercialisation of intellectual property, knowledge and know-howprovision of seed capital to early stage innovationfacilitation of industry researchinvestment in businesses that complement our visiondevelopment of blended educational and training resourcessupporting the growth and development of businesses in the communitydelivery of quality industry trainingprovision of employment outcome focused training programmesspecialist industry sector specific consulting servicessupport of local, regional and national economic development initiatives, andprovision of mobile and e-learning technologies.Wintec supports Prima Group Ltd with its research voucher programme, whichencourages people from industry to apply for pieces of research to be conducted withinthe institution. Industry can look to Wintec expertise in areas as diverse as health,trades, media arts, education, science, primary industries, engineering, sport science,business, information technology, social policy, hospitality, tourism and more. PrimaGroup Ltd offers the commercialisation vehicle for successful research outputs.Current projects include scientific outputs from the School of Engineering, Science andPrimary Industry, a humane self-reloading pest trap, a lightweight personal scaffoldingsystem, a unique safety platform ladder system, document management software, apersonal care device for the disabled, a rowing skiff that folds up into a car boot, arowing bicycle and a novel barge system.11.3.3 Waiariki Institute of TechnologyOne of Waiariki Institute of Technology’s performance indicators for 2011-2015 is“Strengthening applied research outcomes and technology transfer informed byDoc # 2069885 Page 135
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The Government aims to create an en
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TransportAlmost a quarter of total
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Regional competitivenessRelative pe
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Figure 8: Unemployment by region, 2
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Figure 15: Deprivation in Hamilton
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In addition to dairy products contr
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In May 2009, DairyNZ launched the S
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New Zealand exported $716.9 million
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Wallace Meats: is a subsidiary of W
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Figure 30: AgBio New Zealand produc
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Most providers of high valueservice
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4.2 Transport4.2.1 RoadThe current
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Local roads in the Waikato region a
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Waikato to, or from, the Bay of Ple
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Approximately 40 per cent of all ex
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The New Zealand Energy Strategy has
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Figure 62: Transpower transmission
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Coal has been mined in the Waikator
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4.3.4 OilWaikato does not produce o
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etween 75 and 100 years. 202 The de
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Taupō District CouncilWater supply
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4.4.3 Productive water infrastructu
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The surveys identified that there i
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RBI has been implemented by the Gov
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Figure 76: RBI broadband in the cen
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5 People5.1 SummaryThis chapter des
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Figure 81: Urban population in the
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5.2.3 AgeingFigure 83: Percentage i
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Figure 88: Proportion of population
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Page 172 and 173: South Waikato District Council 2009
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