Microsoft CEO and Detroit native Steve Ballmer discussed the role of technology and education in driving economic growth at The National Summit in Detroit. “Today, the world is on the verge of a whole other set of rapid progress and sweeping change in information technology. We love to talk about cloud computing and the innovations that this will bring, and believe me, even though I won't explain it, it's important. (Laughter.) We love to talk about the importance of the high-speed, ubiquitous broadband networks, wireless, wired; important, I guarantee it. We talk about natural user interface, speech, natural language, voice, computers that know what you meant not just what you said; super, super important as we move forward,” said Steve.