English: "Silicon Valley has been and is right now a hugely innovative space. There's just all kinds of things going on that you're going to be hearing about for the next decade," said Bill Mark, vice president of information and computing sciences at SRI International.

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New technologies aren't typically built in a day or even weeks, but after years and sometimes decades of research and development. SRI International has fine-tuned a technology development process that serves the research needs of clients such as the U.S. government and Apple. Over the years that process has produced what became the first computer mouse and the digital voice command technology now known as Siri. It may appear to be magic, but according to the man who leads the non-profit research institute, it all boils down to talented people, agreeing on the meaning of innovation and unwavering discipline for turning innovations into viable businesses.