Salga Innovation Maturity Assessment

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Policy and Strategy

Has the municipality developed a policy or strategy for initiating pilot or demonstration projects?

If yes, please provide details:

Does the Municipality have a broadband strategy/policy?

If yes, please provide details (title, year adopted):

Does the Municipality have an Innovation Adoption Strategy?

If yes, please provide details:

Has the municipality developed an Innovation Strategy or Programme?

If yes, please provide details:

Has the municipality implemented a strategy for demonstrating innovation?

If yes, please provide details:

Does the municipality have an Innovation management system in place?

If yes, please provide details:

Has Innovation been Integrated and Mainstreamed in Municipal Planning Processes?

If yes, briefly explain in which planning process? If no, what are the limitations?

Does the municipality have established governance structures to foster innovation?

If yes, kindly provide name and mandate(s) of the structure(s):

Culture and Leadership

Does municipality have systems and procedures to encourage and support Innovation?

How active is the Municipality in Local, National and/or International Innovation Structures?

Please list the structures/networks and your involvement:

If yes, please provide details and examples:

Does innovation serve as a fundamental driver in the transformation?

If yes, please provide details:

Is Innovation within the municipality acknowledged and incentivised?

If yes, please provide details:

Is there an Innovation Champion and sponsor within the municipality?

If yes, please provide details:

Is the municipality planning to establish Innovation Hubs to foster grassroots Innovation?

If yes, kindly provide details:

Technical Capabilities

Does the municipality have a Research and Development Capacity dedicated to promoting Innovation?

What mechanism(s) are in place to enable Innovation?

Please describe the mechanisms:

Who in the Municipality is spearheading innovation?

Please specify name/role/department:

If yes, please provide details:

Does the municipality intend to deliver broadband connectivity as an essential public utility, alongside water, sanitation, solid waste and electricity?

If yes, please provide details:

Does the municipality offer free WI-FI access to the residents?

If yes, please provide details. If not, what are the limitations?

Problems and Opportunities

What elements prevent innovative solutions from being implemented?

Explain the main barriers:

What processes are in place to define Problem and/or Opportunities to Innovate?

Describe the process(es):

Has the municipality solved any problems and/or opportunities in the last 5 years?

If yes, please provide details:

Is there a formalised pipeline mechanism for identifying opportunities and problem statements, piloting solutions within the municipality?

If yes, provide details; if not, what are the limitations?

Collaborations and Partnerships

Are internal business units within the municipality working together to drive Innovation?

Which public partners collaborate with the Municipality to enable Innovation?

Please list the public partners:

If yes, please provide details:

Does the municipality have a policy or strategy in place to encourage Innovation through partnership(s)?

If yes, please elaborate:

Does the municipality partner with private sector organisations and government agencies to foster innovation?

If yes, please elaborate:

Does the municipality affiliate to local, national or international innovation organisations or networks?

If yes, kindly list the organisations and benefits:

Funding

What was the return on investment on the introduction of Innovation in the Municipality?

Please elaborate on the ROI (qualitative or quantitative):

Are the processes in place to identify, acquire and fund solutions?

If yes, please provide details:

Is the municipality funded by any sources to spearhead Innovation?

If yes, provide details:

Does your municipality set aside funding each year to support its innovation agenda?

If yes, please provide details. If no, what are the limitations?

Pilot and Implementations

What are some of the Municipal challenges hindering Partnerships?

Please describe the main challenges:

What elements restrict the deployment of broadband?

Provide details on broadband deployment restrictions:

Which Department(s) have piloted and/or implemented Innovative Solutions in the last 5 years?

List departments and brief example of innovation piloted/implemented:

Has the municipality implemented pilot projects?

If yes, how many and what were the benefits to the municipality?

Has the municipality implemented initiatives to foster an enabling environment that supports Innovation?

If yes, kindly provide details:

Value Creation

Does the Municipality promote grassroot Innovation?

If yes, please provide examples (e.g., community innovation hubs, maker spaces, support for local innovators):

Does the Municipality roll out broadband Infrastructure?

Provide details of broadband rollout initiatives:

What Innovative Solutions has the Municipality implemented in the last 5 years?

List key innovative solutions implemented:

What problems and/or opportunities has the Municipality solved and/or seized in the last 5 years?

Describe the key problems solved or opportunities seized:

Has the municipality introduced any groundbreaking initiatives or creative solutions over the past five years?

If yes, please provide details, including the benefits derived by the municipality?

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