Michael Nilsson first up talking about fireball4smartcities.eu.

Nilsson - 'lack of evidence on impact of smart cities initiatives'. Need for some smart metrics and data?

Its rapid fire here today! Next up Khaldoun Al Agha talking about Digital Cities of the Future #innovativecity

Professor Tanaka now from Tokyo University of Science. Why do I think this will be awesome?

Lots of data on slides. Life research area using robots and data for healthcare looks interesting. Mentions Panasonic and Toshiba projects

Anne Marie Colombier - ' we now realise that we have to put the citizen at the centre of the movement '. Agree #serviceinnovation

Some great slides now on the data integrity and security of SmartMeters and SmartGrids. #innovativecity

Euro Benoit showing how telecoms data can be used to analyse tourism patterns. Makes traditional methods seem crude. #innovativecity

Back to Barcelona again and the biological metaphors kick in. City as 'ecosystem', broadband as 'nervous system'

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People are collecting big data across Europe without first thinking what the value is... computerweekly.com/feature/What-I… #opendata #smartcities

Premier League 2011/12: players ranked for different skills and attributes based on detailed performance data gu.com/p/39qg6/tf

Scottish Sensor Systems Centre (which is a bit of mouthful!) announce funding of up to £40k for projects details here sensorsystems.org.uk/sssc-projects/

Public Enemy - Harder than you think an inspired choice for Paralympics. Well done Channel 4

Golden Gate Ventures and JFDI.Asia Announce Strategic Alliance For Asian Startups tcrn.ch/VfhrXT by @catherineshu

No one likes a City that is too 'Smart'? Richard Sennett via The Guardian guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/…

SAP expend their #singapore innovation operations zdnet.com/sg/sap-sharpen…

noticed this box appear on my local road crossing. Allows seniors to control lights with smartcard #SG #smartcity

#Service #Design Methods Course in #Singapore, July 10th-11th Details here iss.nus.edu.sg/ProfessionalCo…

Check out @ActuatedFutures some pretty cool stuff expected from these guys soon