There is an dangerous trend toward a post-facts society, where truth and evidence are losing value and they are replaced at the heart of decision making processes by emotions. In this context, the European Commission and the International Network for Government Science Advice (INGSA) jointly organised on 29 and 30 September 2016 the international conference Science and Policy … [Read more...]
You will find below articles on events (past and future) organised by AER, our member regions and other networks, partners and organisations.
Workshop invitation: innovation in rural areas
The Northern Sparsely Populated Areas (NSPA) invite you to a workshop organised with the OECD in the framework of the European Week of Regions and Cities. The debate, titled "Renaissance for Remote Rurban Regions through Research - the Case of Less Urban Areas in the North", is hosted by Scotland Europa at Scotland House, Rond-Point Schuman 6, 1040 Brussels, on 11 October 2016 … [Read more...]
DG Growth event on attracting investment and upgrading skills
On 14 October 2016, the Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs is organising a high level event on "Attracting investment and upgrading skills in textiles, clothing, leather and footwear industries: Good Practices in European Regions". The event falls under Juncker’s Investment Plan. In this context, the European Commission created a … [Read more...]
European Week of Regions and Cities 2016: side event on smart cities and communities for all
AER is happy to share within our network a side event organised by our friends of Age Platform Europe together with other partners in the context of the European Week of Regions and Cities 2016. The side event titled "Smart cities and communities for all: How to become smart and age-friendly" will take place on 10th October and is hosted by the Fundación Galicia Europa in … [Read more...]
Interreg Europe at the European Week of Regions and Cities 2016: policy learning lab
AER would like to share within its network a very interesting workshop organised by the Interreg Europe in the framework of the European Week of Regions and Cities 2016 (EWRC), aimed to present the Policy Learning Platforms. The platforms are a hub of information and services for continuous learning where any organisation dealing with regional development policies in Europe … [Read more...]
Norrbotten: Arctic Light e-Health Conference, 1-2 February 2017
The Swedish region of Norrbotten is organising for the 5th consecutive year, the Arctic Light e-Health Conference 2017. ALEC is a captivating event uniting digital health professionals from across the globe in the arctic region of Norrbotten for two days of inspiration, networking and skill development. The event is hosted by the President of AER Committee 2, Ms Agneta … [Read more...]
Regions lead the way to sustainable mobility
The Sustainable Mobility Debate of REVOLVE took place in Brussels on Thursday 15 September 2016. Two panels and more than ten speakers advancing mobility solutions to reach a reduction of 50% in transport-related CO2 emissions by 2030. The opening speeches set the tone of the debate, introducing first the EU strategy towards low emission mobility (Edoardo Turano, DG Clima) and … [Read more...]
One month to apply for the Regional Innovation Award!
The Assembly of European Regions calls all regions in our continent to look at the successful stories of innovation in their territories in the field of Circular Economy. What is Circular Economy? Circular Economy is a new way of doing things. It is time to overcome the old model of linear economy: resources-production-distribution-consumption-waste. Natural resources are … [Read more...]
Invitation debate & exhibition: “reinventing urban mobility” 15 September, Brussels
Within the framework of the European Mobility Week and in the follow-up to COP21 targets set in Paris, AER and Revolve Media invite you to its 2016 Mobility Debate about the solutions that are making mobility more sustainable on 15 September in Brussels, 15:00-20:00. This initiative is highlighting the innovative solutions that exist today to encourage citizens and key … [Read more...]
World Sustainable Energy Days 2017
The World Sustainable Energy Days (WSED) is a worldwide event that has grown over the past 20 years into one of the largest conferences on energy efficiency and renewable energy, becoming an important opportunity to actively contribute to raise awareness in these fields. As a platform to bring expertise, inform about technologies, policies and markets, give an update on trends … [Read more...]
Blue Economy Business Awards
The first summit of the Blue Economy Business and Science Forum will take place in Hamburg on 12-13 September 2016 at the International Maritime Museum Hamburg (see programme). The Blue Economy Business & Science Forum is meant to be not only a place to discuss together about challenges and ways forwards, but also an occasion to celebrate scientific and industrial … [Read more...]
Promote your region within the European Mobility Week!
AER and Revolve Media are happy to share with you a new initiative within their partnership and commitment on the issues of environment, sustainability, energy efficiency and green economy. After the success of Visualizing Energy 2016 it now time for the launch of Sustainable Mobility 2016, a Revolve initiative within the European Mobility Week (16-22 September … [Read more...]
Improving Administrative capacity of Regions in Public Procurement
AER participated on 5 July to a lunch time briefing aimed at presenting good practices and recommendations as regards the public procurement systems in EU Member States. The Committee of the Regions hosted this meeting with a view to enhancing investments at local and regional level. It also aimed at raising awareness of the pivotal role of administrative capacity in the EU's … [Read more...]
COP22: the final countdown
One of the major achievements of COP21 was to underline the central role of regional and non-State stakeholders to protect natural resources, reduce global warming and mitigate its effects. At the end of this year in Marrakech, COP22 will look at the progress made since. Because the Mediterranean area is especially vulnerable to climate change, it is essential that the … [Read more...]
AER regions & ParkinsonNet: joint action on centered health care
AER and the Province of Gelderland (NL) joined their effort in launching a project development initiative for AER regions in order to share experiences and work together on centered health care. On 18th-20th May, a motivated group of participants among which AER Secretariat, Norrbotten, Jönköping, Värmland (SE), Kleve (DE) and Western Islands (Scotland) had a fruitful … [Read more...]
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