A CREATIVE AND INNOVATIVE NATION 2016
WE PERFORM WELL IN OECD MEASURES New Zealand s educational, environmental, health and wellbeing measures are above the OECD average Source: New Zealand Treasury. OECD Better Life Index 2015 2
A WELL-DEVELOPED EDUCATION SYSTEM Legatum Institute Prosperity Index 2016 OECD PISA 2012 OECD PISA 2012 OECD Education at a Glance 2015 Education access and quality, Human Capital Program for International Student Assessment - Reading Program for International Student Assessment - Science Percentage of 25-64 year olds with tertiary attainment NEW ZEALAND 1 Shanghai, China Shanghai, China Canada Norway Hong Kong, China Hong Kong, China Israel Finland Singapore Singapore Luxembourg Switzerland Japan Japan Korea Canada South Korea Finland United States Australia Finland Estonia United Kingdom Netherlands Taiwan South Korea Australia Sweden Canada Vietnam Finland Denmark Ireland Poland Norway United Kingdom Poland Liechtenstein = Canada Ireland NEW ZEALAND 13 NEW ZEALAND 18 NEW ZEALAND 17 Source: Legatum Institute Prosperity Index 2015, OECD Program for International Student Assessment 2012 and OECD Education at a Glance Report 2015 3
ENABLING DYNAMIC BUSINESS GROWTH Grant Thornton Global Dynamism Index 2015 Includes business environment, science, technology, human capital and financing 1 2 3= 6= 8= SINGAPORE ISRAEL AUSTRALIA SWITZERLAND NEW ZEALAND SLOVENIA NORWAY TAIWAN SWEDEN UNITED STATES Source: Grant Thornton Global Dynamism Index 2015 4
GLOBAL CREATIVITY INDEX 5
INNOVATIVE BUSINESS GROWTH Forbes Most Innovative Growth Companies 2015 1 2 3 4 5 XERO NETSUITE DEXCOM ASOS ATHENAHEALTH Source: Forbes Most Innovative Growth Companies 2015 6
AN INTEGRATED R&D SYSTEM Source: Statistics New Zealand March 2016 7
A LEADING PLAYER IN PATENT DEVELOPMENT Bloomberg Global Patent Activity New Zealand ranked 8 th of 200 countries per million population and per $1 million spent in R&D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 SOUTH KOREA JAPAN CHINA USA GERMANY RUSSIA UK NEW ZEALAND FRANCE UKRAINE Source: Bloomberg 50 Most Innovative Countries Index 2015 8
NEW ZEALAND TOP 4 IN ASIA FOR INNOVATION Global Innovation Index 2015 Source: INSEAD Business School Global Innovation Index 2012 9
AN INDEPENDENT CULTURE FUELS INNOVATION Source: Statistics New Zealand March 2013 10
RAPID GROWTH IN TECHNOLOGY EXPORTS The ICT sector in New Zealand was valued at $8.4 billion in 2015. Exports of IT services showed a CAGR of 14% from 2008-2014. $930m Total exports of IT services were valued at $930m, or 11% of the ICT sector s total value in 2015. Source: Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment, 2015, Information and Communications Technology 11
A PROUD CULTURE OF INNOVATION 12
RESOURCEFULNESS IS IN OUR DNA Forward thinking and innovation are not limited to any part of the world; but they flourish in New Zealand and in the minds of Kiwis. TIME MAGAZINE PHOTO CREDIT: Time Magazine www.jenders.com 13
RESOURCEFULNESS IS IN OUR DNA We didn t have the money so we had to think. ERNEST LORD RUTHERFORD 1908 Nobel Laureate for Chemistry and father of Nuclear Physics PHOTO CREDIT: www.nzhistory.net.nz 14
RESOURCEFULNESS IS IN OUR DNA People think we shot in New Zealand because the rainforests are beautiful But we didn t have a single day of exteriors on the movie. It was all created with ones and zeros. JAMES CAMERON Three time Academy Award Winning Film Director PHOTO CREDIT: Kevin Roberts www.kevinsaatchi.com (Photographer: Duncan Cole) 15
RESOURCEFULNESS IS IN OUR DNA Our intelligent thinking and our creative ability can have a huge impact taking our brand out to the world. SIR RICHARD TAYLOR Four time Academy Award Winner Weta Workshop PHOTO CREDIT: Richard Taylor www.localherosaward.co.nz 16
IN SUMMARY A trusted business environment. Technology sector growing. A proud culture of innovation. Resourcefulness is in our DNA. 17