Innovator LLC (Tbilisi, Georgia) is an experienced systems integrator company in the field of telecommunication. The company offers to its customers innovative solutions based on modern technologies. In depth study of customer requests gives the opportunity to create individual solution for each of them based on their needs. Depending on the wishes of their customers, … [Read more...]
Archives for 2014
Regions4GreenGrowth Final Publication
Regions4GreenGrowth is an initiative of EU regions who have defined high sustainable energy ambitions and now encounter this obstacle. The overall objective of the project is to equip these regions with regional policy instruments, mechanisms and approaches to improve access to finance for and speed up investments in sustainable energy projects (e.g. renewable energy generation … [Read more...]
At the #NES Table: Jean-Luc Vanraes
Interview of Mr. Jean-Luc Vanraes, Chairman of the AER working group on investment, business and SMEs, by Dan Alexe, New Europe. … [Read more...]
Lobbying session: Maximising the impact of regions
A half-day training session on institutional lobbying for regions in Brussels was organised in the context of AER's training programme. The session focused on the role of regions as institutional advocacy workers in general, looked at different methods and strategies and discussed those in the light of three case studies and perspectives. These were: the role of regional … [Read more...]
AER backs the giant steps in EU-Georgia relationship
AER President and acting Secretary General went to Tbilisi (GE) in October. This visit came a few months after the regional elections in Georgia and the historical signature, in June, of an association agreement between EU and Georgia, which deepens political and economic ties in the framework of the Eastern partnership. The timing was perfect to discuss the state of … [Read more...]
A Europe of Regions to enter into a new growth cycle
Nicolas Bouzou is a French economist born in 1976. He founded Asterès, a consultancy firm, in 2006. He is Director of Studies in the MBA Law & Management program at the University of Paris II Assas. Nicolas Bouzou published an article on "A Europe of Regions to enter into a new growth cycle" Read the full article … [Read more...]
Leadership? What’s the link with integrated care systems?
The SmartCare Committed Regions Board (CRB) is a group of regions led by the AER, which are not yet deploying integrated care systems but are closely following the developments in pilot regions in order to get ongoing feedback on what works and what doesn’t. In May, CRB members identified the main challenges to the deployment of integrated care systems during a workshop with … [Read more...]
Ehealth: Independence and Inclusion in the 21st Century
The AER Committee 2 “Social Policy and Public Health” Autumn Plenary Session 2014 gathered more than 100 participants from across Europe, representing 20 European regions and 19 organisations. This variety of events took place in the Radisson Blu Hotel, Letterkenny. Here is the report of the events that took place from 20-23 October in Donegal (Ireland) (Use Pop Out … [Read more...]
Donegal, a breathtaking experience
Letterkenny, Donegal (IE), 23 October 2014 There has been a constant tendency in Europe to highlight best practices and success-stories, yet sharing failures is also key to avoid or reduce the impacts of challenges. This was the core message of this week in Donegal, during the Assembly of European Regions’ (AER) events on ‘E-health: independence and inclusion in the 21st … [Read more...]
Harmonising European indicators of energy efficiency in buildings
The Common European Sustainable Building Assessment (CESBA) published a policy paper for a common assessment of buildings in Europe. Launched with the support of Rhônalpénergie Environnement (RAEE), this report addressed to territorial collectivities aims at harmonising European indicators of energy efficiency in buildings. Read the policy paper … [Read more...]
Golden Eye, Innovator festival
AER President’s trip in Georgia was the occasion to greet Innovator, member of the AER Business Community, which is sharing its expertise in the drafting of the AER political report on regional televisions. Zurab Gegenava, CEO of the company and organiser of the international festival of cameramen, invited AER President to open the festival attended by many companies from … [Read more...]
We need more youth mobility to tackle unemployment
The Eurodyssey annual Forum gathered the programme’s managers and coordinators, together with interested regions, on 23 -24 October in Valencia (ES). The upcoming years will be particularly important for regional activities on youth mobility and tackling youth unemployment. Youth Guarantee Plans and the European Commission recommendations towards the quality of internships … [Read more...]
Pick an important problem and fix it!
Independent living is not an easy topic, especially with shrinking budgets and growing needs. E-health is obviously part of the solution but as Marta Tatar, County Councillor of Covasna (RO) mentioned “to create integrated care systems we need integrated communities”, and that was what made it so special to be in Donegal (IE) last month: the region, which earlier this year won … [Read more...]
The new European Commission elected by the European Parliament
22 October: the EP approved the new European Commission, headed by Jean-Claude Juncker. 423 MEPs gave their support to the Juncker Commission, while 209 voted against and 67 abstained. The new Commission took office on 1 November for a 5 year mandate. … [Read more...]
World Health and Design Forum
On 22 October in Eindhoven, Noord-Brabant (NL), at the occasion of the World Health and Design Forum, AER organised an event focusing on regional politicians' involvement in the implementation of smart solutions for active and healthy living. 5 regional politicians exchanged on the strategies they were developing in this field in their territories and the obstacles they … [Read more...]
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