Crown Research Institutes date from 1992, with most having been created out of the old Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (DSIR). The dissolution of the DSIR, along with the requirement that the CRIs be "financially viable" and operate on semi-commercial lines, created a certain amount of resentment among some scientists.
Government Cabinet Ministers hold the controlling shares of all CRIs, and Cabinet appoints a Board.
For a list of CRIs see State sector organisations in New Zealand#Crown Research Institutes (CRIs).
In the New Zealand state sector, a CrownResearchInstitute or CRI consists of a State-owned, semi-commercialised entity charged with conducting scientificresearch.
CrownResearchInstitutes date from 1992, with most having been created out of the old Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (DSIR).
Another CRI, the Institute For Social Research and Development, was disestablished in 1995 after failing to achieve financial viability.
Crownresearchinstitutes are subject to the Crown Entities Act 2004, the CrownResearchInstitutes Act 1992 and the Companies Act 1993.
The Foundation for Research, Science and Technology (FRST) that is primarily responsible for funding science outputs.
Of the original 10 CRIs, one CRI, the Institute for Social Research and Development Ltd, was closed in August 1995 due to its failure to establish commercial viability.
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