Dr Andrew West Vice Chancellor, Lincoln University - speaking at Seismics and the City 2014
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Greater Christchurch’s role in building a greater Christchurch Dr Andrew West, Vice-Chancellor, Lincoln University
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Dr Andrew West Vice Chancellor, Lincoln University - speaking at Seismics and the City 2014 Building Innovation: Collaborative and innovative initiatives relevant to the rebuild of Greater Christchurch
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Greater Christchurch’s role in building a greater Christchurch
Dr Andrew West, Vice-Chancellor, Lincoln University
Established in 1878
New Zealand’s economic profile
• 70% of New Zealand’s merchandise export revenue is from the primary sector, and growing.
• Tourism contributes 15% of New Zealand’s total export earnings; sport is also a major industry.
• Our leading ‘hi-tech’ industries are agritech and biotech.• Land-based sectors employ around 20% of the New Zealand
workforce.• The world’s fastest growing populations, with the greatest
wealth increases – in China, India, Indonesia, Brazil – are just at our doorstep.
Our planet faces a massive challenge…
How this relates to Greater Christchurch
Collaboration
The Lincoln Hub
Thank you for your time!
