▁technology ▁fields ▁such ▁as ▁life ▁sciences , ▁information ▁technology , ▁and ▁advanced ▁manufact uring ; ▁Metro ▁Detroit ' s ▁technology ▁sector ▁is ▁fifth ▁in ▁the ▁U . S . ▁for ▁total ▁employ ment ▁and ▁fourth ▁in ▁the ▁percent ▁of ▁employ ment ▁concentr ated ▁within ▁the ▁sector . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁the ▁Detroit ▁area ▁became ▁the ▁fast est ▁growing ▁region ▁in ▁the ▁U . S . ▁for ▁high ▁technology ▁jobs . ▁ ▁Dow nt own ▁Detroit ▁maintain s ▁a ▁wireless ▁Internet ▁zone ▁and ▁has ▁seen ▁an ▁infl ux ▁of ▁information ▁technology ▁jobs . ▁ ▁A ▁report ▁by ▁the ▁Sil icon ▁Valley ▁based ▁Te ch Net ▁group ▁found ▁ ▁Michigan ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁leading ▁state ▁for ▁stim ulating ▁demand ▁for ▁broad band , ▁position ing ▁it ▁during ▁the ▁early ▁ 2 0 0 0 s . ▁The ▁Michigan ▁Information ▁Technology ▁Center ▁provides ▁education , ▁support ▁services , ▁and ▁confer encing ▁facilities ▁for ▁the ▁region ' s ▁information ▁technology ▁companies . ▁ ▁The ▁met ro ▁area ▁is ▁home ▁to ▁high ▁te ch ▁business ▁inc ub ators ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁Michigan ▁Security ▁Network , ▁a ▁cons ort ium ▁which ▁coordinates ▁business ▁growth ▁of ▁cy ber security , ▁bi ode f ense , ▁and ▁border ▁security ▁se ctors . ▁ ▁Some ▁of ▁the ▁met ro ▁area ' s ▁information ▁technology ▁and ▁software ▁companies ▁with ▁a ▁major ▁presence ▁or ▁headquarters ▁include ▁Com pu ware , ▁H P ▁Enter prise ▁Services , ▁IBM , ▁Google , ▁General ▁Electric , ▁Un is ys , ▁F is