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4. MIMI Results for the Nala 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 Con- struct A for the Nala Local Municipality in comparison to the national average. As indicated, the average score for Nala Local Municipality in Construct A was 1, which is one point down from the national average of 2. Despite the average, the Nala Local Municipality scored 2 in areas such as innovation linked to strategy, innovation linked to performance, accountabil- ity and transparency to support innovation, and community participation in innovation. These suggest the municipality shows some enabling conditions for fostering innovation, although there are areas requiring improvement, particularly in process for innovation, financial resources for innovation, physical resources for innovation, staff incentives for innovation, inter-departmental collaboration for innovation, external collaboration and partnership for innovation, tool for managing knowledge, idea take up process, inclusive decision -making for innovation, and political support for innovation.
Table 230. 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 Nala Local Municipality in comparison to the national average. The average score for Nala Local Municipality was 1, which is one point down from the national average. The municipality scored 2 in openness to new ideas, and understanding of innovation processes. A score of 1 was recorded in encouragement of learning, support for testing innovations, and communication by management for innovation.
Table 231. Construct b: Management support for innovation
MUNICIPAL INNOVATION MATURITY INDEX (MIMI)
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