The European Movement International (EMI) is organising the Democracy Alive festival together with the Alliance for Democracy and the European Parliament, with the aim of encouraging civic engagement and increasing overall democratic interest. AER will take part in this event as a co-organiser from 11 to 13 April 2019 on the island of Texel (NL), where European … [Read more...]
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Blockchain in logistics to be discussed at AER plenaries in Örebro
Blockchain is still a relatively new type of technology. It is expected to see major growth from 2021 to 2025 and to reach maturity in 2026 and beyond. Excuse-me... blockchain? According to DHL Trend Research, blockchain can be defined as a distributed ledger technology that can record transactions between parties in a secure and permanent way. Blockchain allows … [Read more...]
Need a partner for your Europe for Citizens proposal? Korça (AL) is keen
If you are building a network of local authorities under the Europe for Citizens programme, AER has a member region ready to complete your partnership. Korça Region (AL) is looking to join a partnership under the Networks of Towns measure of the Europe for Citizens programme — action grants 2019. Combining the qualities of an attractive destination and a top-notch team … [Read more...]
AER working group on Transports & Mobility to share experiences on Open data
Open data is data that anyone can access, use and share. Governments, businesses and individuals can use open data to bring about social, economic and environmental benefits.There are many areas where open data can be of value: Innovation: access to reusable data inspires innovative services and new business models. For the period 2016-2020, the market size for Open Data is … [Read more...]
If you missed the Eurodyssey Website Training in Barcelona…
On 14 and 15 February, regional correspondents of AER’s flagship programme Eurodyssey gathered in the sunny city of Barcelona for a 2-day Website and Communications Training. The event was kindly hosted by Catalonia’s Employment Office –Servei Públic d'Ocupació de Catalunya (SOC)–. Redesigned website for flexibility and efficiency The new Eurodyssey website features … [Read more...]
AER meets with the Cabinet of EU Commissioner Carlos Moedas
AER President Magnus Berntsson and Secretary-General Mathieu Mori today met with the cabinet of Carlos Moedas, European Commissioner for Research, Science and Innovation, to discuss the future of social innovation in Europe. Magnus Berntsson introduced the AER position on social innovation and exchanged views on some important issues under consideration in the future EU … [Read more...]
Tackle Energy Efficiency with upcoming calls from Horizon 2020
At the end of the month, AER member Upper Austria will be hosting the 2019 edition of the World Sustainable Energy Days. AER is a longtime partner of this event, and is excited to see this year’s exchanges between stakeholders whose collaboration will be necessary to put into action Europe’s clean energy transition. Energy efficiency will be front and center in the … [Read more...]
Study Visit on Climate Change: Connecting Nijmegen Municipality and Denizli Metropolitan Municipality
AER aims to create a platform where members can learn from each other by exchanging best practices and sharing experiences. Here, we would like to share a fruitful study visit experience from two of our member regions. On 28 November, Denizli Metropolitan Municipality (TR) visited Nijmegen Municipality, Province of Gelderland (NL) to discover more about Climate Change. What … [Read more...]
Towards a more sustainable Europe by 2030
The AER Working Group on Energy and Climate Change has recently exchanged experiences on the use of the Sustainable Development Goals as a framework for regional policy-making.In this context, the European Commission published on January 30th a Reflection Paper on a Sustainable Europe by 2030.As part of the debate on the future of Europe, the paper reviews challenges and … [Read more...]
Why Food matters for regional development
Providing citizens with affordable, safe and nutritious food is complex. Moreover, the health and wellbeing of citizens and consumers are directly affected by the way cities and regions are shaping a sustainable food environment. The management of food systems and food quality has therefore far-reaching impact for areas as varied as health, climate, jobs and innovation. The … [Read more...]
Meet us in Paris to launch the “I Choose Europe” campaign
For the past few months, AER has been working hard with partners to get the project European Youth Together: Road to the Future on its feet. Consider this your personal invitation to see it take flight. The project will launch the "I Choose Europe" campaign to engage youth ahead of the European elections in Paris on 16 March, as part of a large-scale youth event: … [Read more...]
Apply now for the “I Choose Europe” Youth Exchange
AER, proud partner of the EU funded project Road to the Future, is happy to share with the entire network the launching of the first large scale youth exchange. This mobility activity comes after several initiatives that project partners realised in order to create the framework to engage the youth in the discussions on the future of Europe. AER is strongly contributing to this … [Read more...]
WANTED: Communications Assistant (trainee contract -up to 6 months)
We are looking for a motivated individual to join the Communication Team at our Brussels Office. Under the supervision of the Communications Coordinator, your main tasks will be to: contribute to the communications strategy of AERassist in the development and management of our main communication channel (our website);prepare the annual activity reportreach out to AER’s … [Read more...]
What’s new on Artificial Intelligence?
Artificial Intelligence has been discussed in AER events, especially in the 2017 event "Artificial Intelligence: are the regions up to challenge?". The event brought together politicians, civil servants, entrepreneurs, academics and stakeholder groups to exchange about the disruption artificial intelligence brings for regional policymaking. The European Commission's … [Read more...]
Learn how one project has put the “We” into eGovernment
Digital innovation and new technologies have become a potential game changer in the relationship between citizens and government. AER and its member regions have long been active in coming to grips with the challenges and opportunities digital tools present to public authorities. 2016’s AER General Assembly and Spring Bureau, for example, saw representatives of our member … [Read more...]
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