The City of Vienna has just published its annual International Activities Report 2015. The report is driven by the motto "building bridges", as explained by the Mayor and Governor of Vienna, Dr. Michael Häupl, "Vienna has indeed been actively involved in the building of bridges, especially in international relations, in the 70 years that have passed since the end of World War … [Read more...]
Call for nominations: Monitoring and Evaluation Group
Mandate The mandate of the AER Monitoring and Evaluation Group is defined in the Statute article 4.8: The General Assembly elects, for a mandate of three years, three members, not involved in other governing structures of AER, to form a Monitoring and Evaluation Group. One of the politicians will have a coordinating role. The group, reporting to the General Assembly, will … [Read more...]
Follow Wielkopolska’s lead: become the next Regional Innovation Award winner
The 2011 edition of the Regional Innovation prize was awarded in Ponta Delgada, Açores (P) on the 25 November 2011 to the project “Promoter of Innovation” presented by the region of Wielkopolska (PL). This initiative aimed at providing capital, legal advice, technical know-how and other services to facilitate the development of knowledge-based SMEs. President of the European … [Read more...]
Regions delivering on the Paris Agreement: information webinar
Invitation: webinar about the Compact of States and Regions As a critical part of the post-Paris agenda of action by Non-State Actors, AER invites all European regions to report to the Compact of States and Regions between April 4 and July 2016. The Climate Group and CDP invite you to a webinar to find out how your government can join the Compact of States and Regions, the … [Read more...]
Join Västra Götaland in the ranks of top innovative regions
In 2009, the region of Västra Götaland (SE) was awarded the AER Regional Innovation Award (RIA) for its project "Industrial Dynamics" which was regognised by the jury for stimulating innovation in the region and promoting industrial companiesʼ growth and stronger competitiveness through more forceful exploitation of development potential and support for innovation. "The jury … [Read more...]
Promote your region’s innovative policies on Employment
The Zero Project -an organisation focusing on the rights and inclusion of people with disabilities, and one of our partner network- has opened a call for nomination (deadline: 15 May) 1.What is the initiative about? Work is essential for realizing other human rights and it forms an inseparable and inherent part of human dignity. Employment of persons with disabilities is … [Read more...]
Political declaration: call for amendments
The AER Bureau in Nordland (NO) on 22 June will address the issue of (R)e-inventing Democracy and the impact of technologies on the democratic process. All member regions are invited to submit amendments to the proposed political declaration. Please use the comment box below, providing the name of your region, to submit amendments or send us an email. (R)e-inventing … [Read more...]
YRN prepares highly-interactive workshop on Youth Entrepreneurship
During the YRN Spring Plenary meeting, the committee of “Professional Life and Youth Entrepreneurship” worked with the outline of the workshop that is going to be held at the AER Summer Academy 2016 in Østfold (NO). With an aim to give the participants an insight to the topic of Youth Entrepreneurship, and encourage them to come up with creative and innovative solutions the … [Read more...]
Join Noord-Brabant amongst the winners of the AER Regional Innovation Award
In 2008, the Provice of Noord-Brabant (NL) was awarded the AER Regional Innovation Award (RIA) for their Innovative Actions Braban program 3 (IAB-3) which was regognised by the jury for stimulating innovation in the Province and finding smart solutions for the ageing population. "This project targets one of the most significant social predicaments facing … [Read more...]
New YRN Presidium elected in Oppland (NO)
The YRN elected their new Presidium at the plenary meeting in Oppland (NO) this weekend. Gloria Vitaly (Oppland-NO) President Lara Kvesic (Zagreb-HR) Svetlana Lanets (Kaliningrad-RU) Vice Presidents Branimir Culina (Zagreb-HR) Treasurer Katalin Arany (Csongrad-HU) Luka Bogdan (Zagreb-HR) Jurica Jug (Zagreb-HR) Lara Kvesic (Zagreb-HR) Heads of Committes Pawel … [Read more...]
Learning from the European Regions: my Experience as an intern at AER
Today is Tomaso Comazzi's last day as intern at the AER Brussels Office. Before moving on, we asked him to share his experience from working with us. Tomaso, which are your feelings at the end of this path? Personally, I felt very enriched by this experience, not just because of what I learned during these four months of intensive work as External Relations Assistant, but … [Read more...]
Circular economy: the main focus of YRN Spring Plenary Meeting
The 2016 Youth Regional Network spring plenary meeting that took place in Oppland (NO) from 30 April to 2 May proposed an ambitious programme. First, during the opening session, the welcome words were followed by the announcement of the Regional Innovation Award, to then yield the floor to the introduction of a very important topic in the European agenda, keynote in this event: … [Read more...]
Trentino’s MUSE is the only museum in Italy awarded in the 2015 “European Museum of the year”
1.061.041 visitors, 5000 teachers member of the "Docenti Club", 498 membership partners…since its opening in 2013 the Science Museum (MUSE) of Trento (Trentino-South Tyrol, I) is promoting science and culture in a very innovative and successful way. The main building has been projected by Renzo Piano and hosts an expositive path, a research center on biodiversity, zoology … [Read more...]
Register now: event on chronic diseases, 18-20 May, Gelderland (NL)
The province of Gelderland (NL) is glad to invite all regions that have experience with projects on chronic diseases or that are willing to implement a broader strategy in this field, to a two-day working meeting with AER in close cooperation with Radboud University in the city of Nijmegen. We invite members with health work background, as well as public servants, health … [Read more...]
Time to Make the EU’s Single Market Fit for the Digital Age
Digitalization Transforms Our world On 21 of April, Press Club Europe Brussels hosted the European Confederation of Directors Associations - ecoDa 2016 Annual Conference. The theme of the conference was digitalization and the core question if "the European Directors are ready for a digitalized word?" Existing barriers, legal, cultural, perceptional and other mean … [Read more...]
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