Furthermore, findings from the economic evaluation of the Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) Initiative by Deloitte (which supported 134 projects from 1999 through to 2007-08) show that investments have also delivered net economic benefit to Victoria. There is, however, a continuous need to ensure that the considerable investments will bring returns on investment in terms of employment growth and new companies. Furthermore, there is a need to improve information on innovation performance within private sector to ensure that the innovation policy will be developed on robust evidence of the region’s needs. While there has been substantial investment in the research components and some areas of successful innovation within firms, there is limited integration between the system components and an absence of underlying culture of collaboration.