# Innovation Impact

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<summary>Definition</summary>

Innovation Impact measures the number of innovation-related jobs per resident, capturing the per capita availability of high-quality employment opportunities. High values signal inclusive access to innovation-driven industries, supporting broad-based economic prosperity and upward mobility.

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<summary>Navigation</summary>

Innovation Impact is visualized as a heatmap:

* Blue areas reflect strong impact, where innovation generates broad employment opportunities.
* Red areas highlight places with limited access to innovation-related jobs.
* Clicking on an area shows total innovation employment per resident.
* Sidebar visualizations provide comparisons across the city.

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<summary>Methodology</summary>

This KPI uses the ratio of innovation employment to residential population to measure the accessibility of high-value work.

* Count the number of employees in innovation-classified businesses in a building group
* Divide by the total number of residents living in that gro

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<summary>Calculation</summary>

$$\alpha\_{\text{imp}}(g) = \frac{ \sum\_{i=1}^{n} (\beta\_i \cdot \kappa\_i) }{ \sum\_{g=1}^{m} \delta\_g }$$

Where:

* $$\alpha\_{imp}(g)$$ = Innovation Impact
* $$i\in\[1,n]$$ = domain of values describing each geo-located business
* $$\beta\_{i}$$ = Number of employees working in the business location (i)
* $$\kappa\_i$$ = Boolean value describing whether the business is knowledge intensive
* $$g\in\[1,m]$$ = domain of values describing each building group
* $$\delta\_g$$ = Number of residents within a building group (g)

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<summary>Interpretation</summary>

* High scores mean innovation is broadly embedded in the local economy and workforce.
* Moderate values may reflect a misalignment between innovation centers and residential density.
* Low scores could indicate spatial inequality, with limited access to innovation-driven opportunity.

This KPI supports inclusive economic development and talent attraction strategies.

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