Continuing the Committee’s focus on boosting innovation in Auckland, the Minister for Science, Innovation and Technology Hon Judith Collins has accepted our invitation to speak to the Committee this month. Auckland is New Zealand’s innovation engine, but there is more the city needs to do to reach and surpass the levels of the competitor cities that Auckland is benchmarked against in the State of the City report.

Ms Collins will speak on the role of Auckland’s science, innovation and technology ecosystems and what steps can be taken to boost their effectiveness. Keep an eye out for the invitation in the next few days.