Dear Caleb,
Please find attached our response to your request (originally sent to you
on 10 February, in response to your direct email). 

Kind regards,

Ministerial Services

Rukuhia te wāhi ngaro, hei maunga tātai whetū.

Explore the unknown, Pursue excellence.

 

0800 4 CALLAGHAN (0800 422 552)

[1]www.callaghaninnovation.govt.nz

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From: Simon Waalkens <[2][FOI #14364 email]>
Date: Wed, 23 Dec 2020 at 12:56
Subject: Official Information request - Callaghan Innovation IP
Programme business innovation advisers and regional partners
To: OIA/LGOIMA requests at Callaghan Innovation
<[3][email address]>

Dear Callaghan Innovation,

This is a request for official information pursuant to the Official
Information Act 1982, as follows.

1. Please provide an approximate headcount for staff engaged in business
innovation advisory roles, R&D advisory roles or similar roles, if you
have the information, in the Regional Partners.

2. Please advise whether any businesses, individuals or other entities
were offered a greater percentage of co-funding from Callaghan
Innovation than was widely advertised for the Innovation IP voucher
scheme. For example, were any businesses offered 100% funding of a
workshop under the Innovation IP programme.

3. Please advise whether Callaghan Innovation Business Innovation
Advisers, R&D advisers or staff in similar roles in Regional Partners
promote the Innovation IP programme.

4. Please advise whether Callaghan Innovation Business Innovation
Advisers, R&D advisers, and Regional Partner staff acting in similar
roles have the discretion to recommend specific Innovation IP programme
service providers or refer businesses to specific Innovation IP
programme service providers for the Innovation IP Programme.

5. Please advise whether Callaghan Innovation Business Innovation
Advisers, R&D advisers, and Regional Partners acting in similar roles
have the discretion to recommend specific IP service providers for IP
services other than workshops carried out under the Innovation IP
programme workshop.

6. Please outline any work by Callaghan Innovation to survey the
Intellectual Property service providers operating in New Zealand or the
range of services available, including authorised Innovation IP
Programme providers and Intellectual Property service providers not so
authorised.

7. Please indicate the approximate value of vouchers issued under the
‘Booster Voucher Scheme ‘ in relation to intellectual property services.

8. Please indicate the proportion of Booster Vouchers issued towards the
cost of intellectual property services by authorised Innovation IP
service providers and please indicate the remaining proportion that were
issued to IP service providers that are not authorised IP service
provides.

9. Please share any briefing materials or instructions given to
Callaghan Innovation Regional Partners in relation to the Innovation IP
programme.

10. Please advise whether Callaghan Innovation’s Regional Partners were
instructed to promote the programme.

11. Please provide any policy, guidelines, training material or similar
relating to the role of Callaghan Innovation Business Innovation
Advisers, R&D advisers or Regional Partners acting in a similar capacity
in relation to the Innovation IP Programme or intellectual property
services.

We looking forward to receiving your response within 20 working days.

Yours faithfully,

Simon Waalkens

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