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Table 10. Construct C by Municipality (CONTINUED...)
7. MuNICIPAL INNOVATION MATuRITY INDEX RESuLTS
7.1 MIMI Maturity Levels
Table 11 shows MIMI Innovation Maturity Levels at the national level. The National Innovation Maturity Level for 2024–25 was 2. According to the MIMI framework, an index of 2 implies that innovation is defined; officials understand that innovation principles and innovation strategies are in place, but there is little, if any, evidence of innovation implementation. The municipality shows evidence of somewhat defined processes, and some level of awareness and understanding of innovation. It has some defined processes for innovation, performance measurements, rules and procedures and resources. There is some evidence of infrastructure and financial resources, but little evidence of collaboration or flow of ideas. There is also little evidence that officials are actively involved in innovation; technology projects are not tested and piloted. The municipality somehow understands and actively looks for innovative solutions, but has little to no systems and business processes to record, store and retrieve knowledge. There is little to no evidence that knowledge is used to develop new practices and service delivery approaches. Innovation is supported to a very limited extent at the leadership level.
Table 11. MIMI Maturity Levels at National Level
7.2 MIMI Maturity Levels by Municipality
Table 12 shows MIMI Maturity Levels by Municipality. It can be seen that only one municipality, the City of Cape Town, was on Maturity Level 4, making it the top achiever compared to other municipalities. According to the MIMI framework, a Maturity Level of 4 means that innovation is managed; innovation occurs on an ongoing basis, and processes related to this are managed well in the municipality.
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