The Launch of the National Rollout of the Municipal Innovation Maturity Index (MIMI) (A tool to measure innovation in municipalities)

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Date
2021
Authors
Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf) , Department of Science and Innovation (DSI)
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Publisher
Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf) & Department of Science and Innovation (DSI)
Sponsorship
Department of Science and Innovation (DSI), South Africa
Abstract
The MIMI project was initiated by the DSI in partnership with the South African Local Government Association (SALGA), the HSRC and UKZN. The purpose of this initiative was to develop an innovative tool capable of assessing and measuring the innovation landscape in municipalities, thus enabling municipalities to adopt innovative practices to improve service delivery. The outcome of the implementation testing, based on the participation of 22 municipalities, demonstrated the value and the capacity of MIMI to produce innovation maturity scores for municipalities. The digital assessment tool looked at how a municipality, as an organisation, responds to science, technology and innovation (STI) linked to service delivery, and the innovation capabilities and readiness of the municipality and the officials themselves. The tool is also designed to recommend areas of improvements in adopting innovative practices and nurturing an innovation mindset for impactful municipal service delivery. The plan going forward is to conduct learning forums to train municipal officials on how to use the MIMI digital platform, inform them about the nationwide implementation rollout plan and support municipal officials to engage in interactive and shared learnings to allow them to move to higher innovation maturity levels. The virtual launch featured a keynote address by the DSI Director-General, Dr Phil Mjwara; Prof Mehmet Akif Demircioglu from the National University of Singapore gave an international perspective on innovation measurements in the public sector; and messages of support were received from MIMI partners, delivered by Prof Mosa Moshabela, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (DVC) of Research at the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) and Prof Leickness Simbayi, Acting CEO of the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC). It attracted over 200 attendees from municipalities, government, business and private sector stakeholders, academics, policymakers and the international audience. @ASSAf_Official; @dsigovza; #MIMI_Launch; #IID
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Please cite as: Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf) and Department of Science and Innovation (DSI) (2021) The Launch of the National Rollout of the Municipal Innovation Maturity Index (MIMI) (A tool to measure innovation in municipalities). Available at: https://doi.org/10.17159/assaf.2021/0076
Subject
MIMI , Municipal Innovation , Maturity Index , Digital assessment tool , STI , IID , HSRC , UKZN , SALGA , DSI , ASSAf
DOI
https://doi.org/10.17159/assaf.2021/0076
Citation
Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf) and Department of Science and Innovation (DSI) (2021) The Launch of the National Rollout of the Municipal Innovation Maturity Index (MIMI) (A tool to measure innovation in municipalities). Available at: https://doi.org/10.17159/assaf.2021/0076
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Peer-Reviewed
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11911/220
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F. Innovation for Inclusive Development (IID) Seminar Series (incl. Proceedings)