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the globalisation of trade; and the expansion of a global consumer class were discussed during plenary sessions by thought leaders from Singapore, China, Hong Kong, the UK and the United States.<\/p>\n<p>The science and technology behind cities, and how smarter and better-connected cities of the future will fully utilise technologies to enhance environmental, social and economic performances were among the high-level topics discussed by representatives of organisations like Microsoft, CSIRO and Accenture.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/app.griffith.edu.au\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Sml.GraceMullins.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-36159\" src=\"https:\/\/app.griffith.edu.au\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Sml.GraceMullins.jpg\" alt=\"Sml.GraceMullins\" width=\"448\" height=\"273\" \/><\/a>In the dedicated Young Professionals\u2019 Forum, the future city discussions bounced from robotics to transportation, from urban splintering to big data, from local identity to global identity, from how to future proof a city to how to protect individual privacy.<\/p>\n<p>The Young Professionals group was challenged and provoked by some of Griffith University\u2019s leading academics, all with the aim of producing an informed, far-reaching communique for the mayors\u2019 forum.<\/p>\n<p>Associate Professor Matthew Burke (below, centre), Principle Research Fellow at Griffith\u2019s Urban Research Program, asked the group to consider where the line is drawn for communication infrastructure in cities where urban splintering signals a possible era for gated communities. \u201cIf you were to future-proof cities what should local authorities be doing right now?\u201d he challenged.<a href=\"https:\/\/app.griffith.edu.au\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Sml.AmberBurke.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-36160\" src=\"https:\/\/app.griffith.edu.au\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Sml.AmberBurke.jpg\" alt=\"Sml.AmberBurke\" width=\"448\" height=\"336\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Professor Andrew O\u2019Neil, Head of Griffith\u2019s School of Government and International Relations, asked if the right balance between local and global identities has been struck in Asia-Pacific cities.\u00a0\u201cDespite the world becoming more integrated (as a result of globalisation), local identity \u2013 if anything \u2013 has been strengthened,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The focus on digital cities was progressed on day two, through Associate Professor Bela Stantic, Deputy Head, School of Information and Communication Technology; 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