24 April 2025
Ref: OIA-25-016
A Barker
By email:
[FYI request #30572 email]
Tēnā koe A Barker
Official Information Act 1982 request for information regarding Callaghan Innovation’s submission
to Phase 1 of the Science System Advisory Group
Thank you for your email of 31 March 2025 requesting, under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act),
the fol owing information:
I request documentation regarding the authorship of Cal aghan Innovation's Science System
Advisory Group Submission (Final Version 1.0, 22 May 2024) released on th
e Phase one
submissions - Science System Advisory Group website.
To determine the authorship and any influences on the institutional submission, please provide
the fol owing:
1.
the names and titles of individuals who were responsible for drafting, reviewing, and
approving the submission.
2.
a list of al departments or teams who were consulted or had input into the content of this
submission.
3.
the names and affiliations of any external parties who were consulted or had input into the
content of this submission.
The information you have requested is provided in ful below.
1. The names and titles of individuals who were responsible for drafting, reviewing, and approving
the submission.
A core working group developed Cal aghan Innovation’s draft submission:
• Brett Calton (Chief Product Officer)
• Melanie Luen (Strategy Capability Lead)
• Rachel Chiaroni-Clarke (Strategy and Future Insights Specialist)
• Sam Davies-Talwar (Group Leader Product Design)
This group was supported by a broader working group:
• Ruth Fischer-Smith (Operational Policy Lead)
• Stewart MacGregor (Māori Innovation Product Lead)
• Maike Blackman (Lead Government Stakeholder Engagement)
• Andrea Bubendorfer (Chief Science Officer)
• Karen Skinner (Chief Government Engagement Officer)
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The draft submission was reviewed by the Chief Executive Officer, Stefan Korn, and the Chief
Product Officer, Brett Calton, and the final submission was approved by the Chair (Jennifer Kerr)
and Board of Cal aghan Innovation.
2. A list of all departments or teams who were consulted or had input into the content of this
submission.
The Science and Engineering Advisory Group, Executive Leadership Team and the Board of
Cal aghan Innovation were consulted or had input into the content of the submission.
3. The names and affiliations of any external parties who were consulted or had input into the
content of this submission.
Cal aghan Innovation did not consult or seek input from external parties specifical y on the topic of
our submission. However, many of the points raised in the submission were based on insights from
customers and statistical data on the usage of our products and services.
You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman of this decision. Information
about how to make a complaint is available a
t www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or freephone 0800 802
602.
Nāku noa, nā
Stefan Korn
Chief Executive Officer
Callaghan Innovation