I have counseled software entre preneurs who have become millionaires from high-tech ventures started in this city.

His answer was: Attract investment from abroad, especially in high-tech ventures.

"Down the road," he added, "it will punish our young entrepreneurs, who are just starting their own Internet or high-tech ventures."

He points to Europe, which has recently set up projects to spur investment in high-tech ventures like computer software and high-definition TV.

Various authorities are cooperating to alleviate this problem, primarily by encouraging high-tech ventures from Tohoku University, which is well known for its science and engineering departments.

He has received $103,975 from political action committees, many of them involved in the space program and other high-tech ventures.

Other than the Radio Shack down the street, Newtek is one of the only high-tech ventures in Topeka.

He worked in various high-tech ventures until 1995, when he started his career as a professional historian.

And it led the world in the share of its growth attributable to high-tech ventures: 70 percent.

Along with eggheads attracted by the new high-tech ventures, they have helped to give the region a more cosmopolitan atmosphere.