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I presume that there is evidence of that in Woking.

Good morning to everybody. My first question is for Scottish Enterprise colleagues, and it is about performance and targets that you have included in your annual report.

Adrian Gillespie, if you were to replicate your performance or outturn on a number of indicators, you would already have met the targets that you have set for yourselves for the current year. Could you have been a little more ambitious? This is a good story and there is really good performance, but in achieving that good performance did you consider stretching the targets for the following year a little?

That is excellent.

Is there any kind of regional dimension to SNIB’s reporting?

That is interesting. That reminds me of the AI development in the national health service that dispenses medicines, which is also done very much in that fashion. Thank you for your example.

Adrian—do you want to add something?

Is it the same for Scottish Enterprise, Adrian?

My last question for you is about artificial intelligence and the ability to understand and engage with developments in that area. Neither of you has made a clear strategic mention of AI—for example, of its risks and opportunities—not only as that relates to what happens within your organisation but in relation to possible developments externally. Will you talk just a little about whether you are aware of the risks and opportunities that might be provided by AI, and about what you might plan to do in the years to come?

That is excellent. Does SNIB have engagement with elements of AI?

Do you want to add a wee bit, Douglas?

That is brilliant. I have a few more questions that I would like to ask both of you.

We noted at committee previously that Highlands and Islands Enterprise seems to be scaling back a wee bit on its assessment and evaluation activity. There has been a little bit of discussion of that around the table this morning. Can you confirm that you do not have any intention of doing that, and that you will thoroughly report on, evaluate and assess the impact of your achievements and so on?