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4. MIMI Results for the Knysna Local Municipality
4.1 Construct A: Enablers of innovation
This section presents results for Construct A of MIMI: Municipal Enablers for Innovation. Table 2 displays the scores for Construct A for the Knysna Local Municipality in comparison to the national average. As indicated, the average score for Knysna Local Municipality in Construct A was 1, which is below the national average of 2. Despite the average, the municipality demonstrated strengths in several areas. It achieved a score of 2 in physical resources for innovation, external collaboration and partnerships for innovation, idea take-up processes, accountability and transparency to support innovation, and inclusive decision-making for innovation, the highest among all indicators. These suggest the municipality shows some enabling conditions for fostering innovation, although there are areas requiring improvement, particularly i-den innovation linked to strategy, innovation linked to performance, processes for innovation, financial resources for innovation, human resources for innovation, staff incentives for innovation, internal-departmental collaboration for innovation, tools for managing knowledge, political support for innovation, and community participation in innovation.
Table 158. Construct A: Enablers of innovation
4.2 Construct b: Management support for innovation
This section presents results for Construct B of MIMI: Management Support for Innovation. Table 3 displays the scores for Construct B for the Knysna Local Municipality in comparison to the national average. The average score for Knysna Local Municipality was 2, which is equal to the national average. The municipality scored 2 in openness to new ideas, understanding of innovation processes, and communication by management for innovation. A score of 1 was recorded for encouragement of learning, and support for testing innovation.
Table 159. Construct b: Management support for innovation
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