The correct answer is B) long-term financial commitment.
The option that is a key benefit of the government investing in innovation is "long-term financial commitment."
Government plays an important part when investing in technology and innovation. To be able to do that, government officials have to be very aware of the kind of project they are about to invest in in order to have the right budget and to comply with the requirements of the project. In the long-term financial commitment, the financial obligations the government would acquire are considerable and the return of the investment would take years.