My teacher, Werner Wolf, told me I was a good student, but I did not have the feel of the language. Nevertheless, while I really enjoyed studying your language, I appreciated, even more, learning your history and experiencing your culture. Through immigration your culture has been ingrained in ours, and because of it we have become a great state. Much of our success today can be attributed to the use of technology. Large industrial companies have dominated business in our state, but much of our growth and our future will be determined by small business.
Technology is the key to fair competition between large and small companies.
A small investment in technology today will enable the small company to compete locally, nationally and globally. Our leader, Governor Tommy G. Thompson understands this. He has appointed a Commission on the Use of Electronic Signatures. I am please to serve on that commission. We understand that electronic commerce will be an important factor in the way business is conducted.