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4. MIMI Results for the Namakwa District 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 Namakwa District Municipality in comparison to the national average. As indicated, the average score for Na- makwa District Municipality in Construct A was 2, which aligns with the national average of 2. The municipality has achieved a score of 2 in innovation linked to strategy, processes 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, tools for managing knowledge, idea take-up process, accountability and transparency to sup- port innovation, inclusive decision-making for innovation, political support for 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 innovation linked to performance, and human resources for innovation.
Table 236. 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 Namakwa District Municipality in comparison to the national average. The average score for Namakwa District Municipality was 2, which aligns with the national average. The municipality scored 2 in openness to new ideas, encouragement of learning, understanding of innovation processes, support for testing innovations, and communication by management for innovation.
Table 237. Construct b: Management support for innovation
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