I’ve recently asked the Committee for Economic Development some key questions about the consultant they commissioned: • Who are they exactly and where they’re based • What exactly they’re doing • What is the total cost • Who signed off and who will approve the work • Did we try to do this in-house first? • When does the work start and finish It's 2025. Could AI do the job for less than half a million pounds? Have a look at the Committee for Economic Development’s reply and judge for yourself: ht

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