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4. MIMI Results for the Overstrand 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 Overstrand Local Municipality in comparison to the national average. As indicated, the average score for Overstrand in Construct A was 3, which is above the national average of 2. Despite the average, the municipality demonstrated strengths in several areas. It achieved a score of 5 in innovation linked to strategy, processes for innovation, physical resources for innovation, inter-departmental collaboration, idea take- up processes and political support for innovation which are the highest among all indicators. These suggest the municipality shows some enabling conditions for fostering innovation, although there are areas requiring improvement, particularly in financial and human resources, external collaboration, and inclusive decision making for innovation.
Table 266. 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 Overstrand Local Municipality in comparison to the national average. The average score for Overstrand was 2, which is the same as 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 267. Construct b: Management support for innovation
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