PART 1STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK FOR TERTIARY EDUCATION AND RESEARCH
The Commission’s strategic duties
I16Promotion of research and innovation
1
The Commission must promote—
I2a
the carrying out of research and innovation in Wales;
b
continuous improvement in the quality of research and innovation carried out by relevant persons, and the competitiveness of that research and innovation compared to research and innovation carried out by other persons;
c
collaboration on research and innovation, both in Wales and elsewhere in the world between—
i
relevant persons;
ii
relevant persons and others;
d
the carrying out by relevant persons of research and innovation and of activities related to research and innovation through the medium of Welsh.
2
In subsection (1), “relevant person” means—
a
a provider specified in regulations under section 105(4);
b
a collaborating body within the meaning given by section 105(4) when carrying out research and innovation in respect of which consent given by the Commission under section 105(5) is in effect.