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These pages contain the original text of the Tertiary Education Strategy documents. Only edit content if you notice the text is inconsistent with the final published document. Feel free to develop your own cross references and index structure. InnovationTo develop a knowledge society, New Zealanders will need to create and apply fresh knowledge and skills to their activities, across all parts of society. We will need a more multi-lingual, fully literate and numerate society, one that is confident about its distinctive identity, achievements and place in the global village, and one that is imbued with a sense of discovery and experimentation. Bringing together Maori and western knowledge traditions will provide the basis for New Zealand’s distinctive innovation capability. This implies that our tertiary education system must operate to world-class standards at all levels, and be world-leading in areas of existing and emerging strengths. It also implies wise use of our nation’s scarce resources. As we presently undertake only 0.1 percent of the world’s research, most of the knowledge that is applied in New Zealand will not be created here. We must take full advantage of fresh knowledge wherever it is generated, and ensure that we have ready access to the international pool of knowledge. Yet we must always generate our own new knowledge in areas where we, as a young nation, can make a significant contribution to the world as a whole, as this builds our capability and standing in the international research community. Central to this process of national transformation will be highly skilled and adaptable people and institutions who collaborate and network to act globally. Ultimately our successful development as a prosperous and confident knowledge society will depend on the attitudes of our people. All New Zealanders will need to view themselves as part of an economy and society that plays a vital role on the world stage. « Infrastructural Development | Index | The Imperative for Change » |
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