Arizona now has a thriving high technology sector, several federal labs, and some of the country s top universities. This places it 19 th out of the 50 states and the District of Columbia. Arizona is home to many companies and corporate subsidiaries involved in developing space and military technologies. The University of Arizona and Arizona State University are the state s top two research universities. HHS provides over one-third of these funds.
Technology plays an important role in Arizona s economy.
A 1995 report to the Governor s Arizona Science and Technology Council and the Governor s Strategic Partnership for Economic Development states that the high technology sector was responsible for nine percent of the state s total employment, primarily related to the areas of electronics, aircraft and missiles, and scientific instruments, including optics. High technology products account for 63 percent of the state s foreign exports.