Background
9. On 11 November 2002, Cabinet agreed to integrate Industry New Zealand and Trade New Zealand and that the overarching objective of the new organisation will be to support the development of internationally competitive New Zealand business. Cabinet directed officials to report to the Cabinet Economic Development Committee on detailed service content and delivery for the new organisation, including proposed changes to [CAB Min (02) 30/4 refers]:
- Enabling services, specifically opportunities for improving the consistency of, and linkages between, initiatives
- Foundation services, specifically improvements to the existing range of BIZ services
- Growth services, including broad criteria and the "flexifund" proposal
10. Cabinet agreed to a range of service design principles to guide further work on detailed service content and delivery, including:
- consideration of the interface with services offered by other government agencies
- monitoring and evaluation requirements
- accessibility and responsiveness to the needs of Māori, Pacific peoples and women
- New Zealand's international obligations
11. Cabinet also directed officials to report to the Cabinet Economic Development Committee on Vote and Output Class structures for the new organisation
12. The companion suite of papers details the proposed changes to service content and delivery, Vote and output class arrangements and transition costs
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