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Figure 2: MED's Outcome Framework - Long Description


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Statement of Intent 2003-2006

[ Last Updated 18 January 2006 ]


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Organisational Development

  • Strengthen our leadership role.
  • Build an integrated organisation.
  • Develop our skills and expertise.
  • Improve our performance.

Organisational Development leads to:

Strategic Priorities

  1. Facilitate the alignment of economic development activities across the public sector.
  2. Improve international connectedness, particularly with Australia.
  3. Stimulate enhanced entrepreneurial and innovative capability of New Zealand firms.
  4. Improve the regulatory environment for business.
  5. Improve quality and reliability of key infrastructure services.

Strategic Priorities lead to:

Alignment Outcome

  1. Economic development activities are better aligned across central and local government.

and:

Business Environment Outcomes

  1. New Zealand’s international connections facilitate increased international trade, foreign investment and knowledge transfer.
  2. Businesses are more capable of innovating and making the most of market opportunities.
  3. National and regional networks enable improved knowledge transfer and co-ordination of economic activity.
  4. Businesses and consumers have access to reliable infrastructure services at reasonable cost.
  5. Business regulation is easy to comply with, and balances the costs it imposes with the benefits to the community.
  6. Businesses and consumers use information held by the Ministry, or required by laws it administers, to help them make well-informed decisions.
  7. Business and consumers have confidence in the integrity and effectiveness of markets.
  8. Māori realise more of their economic potential.
  9. Intellectual property rights support investment in innovation, and the sharing of ideas.
  10. The Ministry’s management of Crown resources supports business development and sustainable growth.
  11. Government encourages a culture of enterprise in New Zealand.
  12. Competition regulation promotes dynamic and efficient markets.
  13. Businesses in New Zealand are governed and managed responsibly.

The Alignment Outcome leads to:

"Whole of Government" Effectiveness

The public sector works more effectively to create the conditions that promote growth.

"Whole of Government" Effectiveness and the Business Environment Outcomes lead to:

Productivity Improvement

Increased potential for productivity improvements (see MED’s Productivity Model).

Productivity Improvement leads to:

Economic Development Outcome

The business environment promotes a higher rate of sustainable income growth for New Zealanders.

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