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H.E. Ambassador Dr. Walter Werner
11   INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND INNOVATION: SUMMARY OF THE 2018 THEME – THE SOCIETAL VALUE OF IP IN THE NEW ECONOMY, AND 2019 IP AND INNOVATION THEME: PUBLIC-PRIVATE COLLABORATIONS IN INNOVATION
273.   New Zealand is pleased to be a co-sponsor of the Intellectual Property and Innovation 2019 Paper. 274.   New Zealand recognizes the importance of maintaining collaborative synergies between the public and private sectors in order to promote innovation and creativity for the benefit of society. 275.   To this end, the New Zealand Government has committed to raising New Zealand's research and development expenditure to 2% of our GDP over the span of ten years. 276.   New Zealand has two devoted government agencies committed to improving innovation and to supporting private sector businesses in establishing and maintaining sustainable growth. 277.   The first of these agencies is Callaghan Innovation. Callaghan Innovation has a domestic focus and offers a range of services and tailored programmes to businesses, including: a. Access to experts; b. Technology and product development; c. Innovation skills; d. Business collaborations; and e. Research and development grants. 278.   Furthermore, New Zealand Trade and Enterprise is an international business development agency whose purpose is to help New Zealand businesses to grow internationally. It offers a range of services and tailored programmes to assist businesses to export and expand into new markets. It also promotes New Zealand to foreign businesses and investors, as well as helping businesses and investors to make international connections and mutually collaborate across international borders. 279.   We look forward to hearing other Members' experiences on public-private collaborations in innovation.
The Council took note of the statements made.
34.   The Chair said that the item had been put on the agenda at the request of Australia; Canada, Chile; the European Union; Hong Kong, China; Japan; the Republic of Korea; Singapore; Switzerland; Chinese Taipei; and the United States of America. It covered two aspects of the broader topic of IP and innovation:
a. "The societal value of IP in the New Economy", a topic that the Council had discussed at its meetings last year. A relevant communication has been submitted to facilitate discussion (IP/C/W/650); and
b. "Public-Private Collaborations in Innovation", a theme proposed by the co-sponsors for 2019. A relevant communication had been submitted to facilitate discussion (IP/C/W/652 and Add.1).
35.   The representatives of the United States of America; Singapore; Australia; Switzerland; New Zealand; Chinese Taipei; Chile; South Africa; Hong Kong; China; Canada; Japan; Mexico; the European Union; the Republic of Korea; Brazil; China; India and the Dominican Republic took the floor.
36.   The Council took note of the statements made.
IP/C/M/91, IP/C/M/91/Add.1, IP/C/M/91/Corr.1