Last week, Cisco hosted California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger who sat down with our CEO, John Chambers, as well as 20 or so other CEOs and high-tech executives from California. This meeting was put together by two technology trade associations of which we are members: TechNet and AEA. While it was a private meeting and I can’t report on the meeting proceedings, I can tell you what John Chambers talked about to the group…competitiveness.His presentation to the Governor and group of executives was framed by the four key pillars of what, in his view, it takes a state…or a nation…or be competitive in this increasingly flat world. Here they are:1. Education -- Chambers has stated for a long time that education and the Internet are the two great equalizers in life and that the best jobs will go where the best educated workforce is. 2. Infrastructure -- This applies to all infrastructure -- roads, electricity, water, etc. -- but we, of course, add the all-important broadband as the key communications infrastructure. Without broadband, many of the productivity and management tools that are available around the world cannot be accessed.3. Innovation/Productivity -- This one is tougher to define, but applies to all the things that increase innovation and focus on productivity -- such as increasing focus on math and science education or encouraging research and development through tax credits.and, 4. Supportive Government -- This is all encompassing as government has a hand in all of the above three issues, but it is important that government focus on all of these pillars in order to make their city, state, country or region more competitive.