After last year's edition focusing on the digital world, the annual business magazine Fribourg Network Freiburg has chosen for the 2018 edition to share the experiences of entrepreneurs and other personalities in Fribourg and the reasons why they have decided to study, work or live in the canton. This year's issue is out both in print and in eBook and is offered in English, … [Read more...]
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Regionalisation in Slovenia: regions may fill the gap between the central government and the local level #RoR2017
Slovenia has only one tier of sub-national government, i.e. municipalities. Currently, there are 212 municipalities. This means that there are no other tiers of government, like counties, regions etc. Some other forms of regional segmentation exist (voting, police, financial, statistical districts), but not in the form of sub-national government. Local government … [Read more...]
Recapping the AER Youth Regional Network’s Spring Plenary and General Assembly Meetings!
From 15 to 18 of March, the AER Youth Regional Network (YRN) held its General Assembly and Spring Plenary Meetings in Bodø, Nordland (NO), where YRN members attending this event were engaged in a three-day discussion and experience exchange on crucial issues for youth. Some of the main topics discussed during the meetings were youth mental health –through the idea of how … [Read more...]
AER, a tool to further democracy in Europe
Nina Björby (Västerbotten, SE), AER Vice President for democracy facilitated a breakfast discussion on democracy in practice. After describing her portfolio within AER, Ms Björby proposed a definition of what democracy is or rather what it is not : when you do not trust the police, the tax administration or your justice system, when there is little investment in culture, … [Read more...]
AER Committee 2 President Mihai Ritivoiu looks back on the Plenaries in Arad
AER’s Spring Committee Plenaries took place in Arad (Romania), from 20 to 22 March 2018 in the very beautiful location of the City Hall of Arad. The City Hall is one of the most beautiful public building in Arad. "Ferdinand" room is a spectacular location and the warm welcome of the host made our stay even more pleasant. The astonishing building embodies one of the most … [Read more...]
AER’s Equal Opportunities Group: inspiring work for regions
Day 2 of the Spring Plenaries 2018 ended with the update on the AER Equal Opportunities group activities and the inspiring sharing of examples of why equal opportunities matters for our network and for a more inclusive society. Kenneth Johannesson (Värmland, SE), stepping in for Andrew Gibson (Hampshire, UK), Vice-President for Equal Opportunities, started by giving an … [Read more...]
The Committees’ plenaries: it’s all about sharing & learning
Twice a year the AER Committees meet to share recent achievements, launch new initiatives and learn from each others. At AER, Committees are the place where knowledge, needs, ideas, questions are shared in an open and trusted space. Trust and openess have made the Committees a space of mutual learning for regional policy makers, and indeed a lab for innovation. The Spring … [Read more...]
Regions hosting refugees – a report on the role of Turkish regions
Together with its honorary President Dr Hande Özsan Bozatli, AER has organised several activities dedicated to its Turkish members over the last months. We would like to inform you about them should you have missed them. Please also see the following report summing up the outputs from the workshop that took place on the 25th of January in the AER office in … [Read more...]
Join our panel debate on regional challenges at stake for youth mobility!
The AER Secretariat is delighted to announce a new slot on the agenda within the Eurodyssey Events! In the morning of April 19th, a discussion panel entitled "Regional challenges at stake for youth mobility" will bring to the debate table to Mr. Manel Sánchez, Director of the European Youth Card Association (EYCA), Mr. Valentin Dupouey, Secretary General of the Young … [Read more...]
Multilevel and Open Innovation Ecosystems discussed during Spring Committee Plenaries in Arad
On the occasion of the AER Spring plenaries in Arad, the main topic was, multilevel and open innovation ecosystems. This interesting and complex subject was moderated by Dr Sandra Evans, University of Tübingen, DE. Dr Evans highlighted the paradigm shift we are facing today, from closed innovation, linear subcontracts, to open innovation, clusters to the world of today … [Read more...]
AER explores E-Health, Transport & Inclusion during workshops at Spring Committee Plenaries
E-health workshop Agneta Granström (Norrbotten, SE), Chair of the AER E-Health Network, opened the workshop by providing a brief update on the activities of the Network. Highlighting the group’s key successes in bringing e-health to the forefront of the European agenda and fostering interregional cooperation in this field, Agneta mentioned the H2020 SEED project and its Silver … [Read more...]
Updates on ENSURE project
Alba County Council, Romania is one of 14 partners of the international project ENSURE, which stands for European Network for the Cohesion and Solidarity in Rural Areas. The partners representing local and regional authorities, federations of public bodies, a University, and Civil Society Organizations come from the European Union, Serbia and Montenegro. The project Leader is … [Read more...]
Regionalisation in Azerbaijan: a state within a state #RoR2017
The Republic of Azerbaijan is part of the Eastern Partnership, which is an initiative that enables closer political, economic and cultural relations among the EU, its member states and 6 eastern European partners. Azerbaijan belonged to the Russian Empire until World War I, during which period the Empire was dissolved. In 1918, Azerbaijan declared independence and established … [Read more...]
Development Opportunity for Regional Television Networks
The 36th Annual Conference organised by CIRCOM Regional, the professional association of regional public service television in Europe and an AER partner network, will take place in Leeuwarden (NL), on 24th and 25th of May. This event, which is the most inspiring conference in regional broadcasting, gathers experts, thinkers and observers of the media world. “Are we … [Read more...]
AER in Arad, Romania for Spring Committee Plenaries
The AER Spring Committee Plenaries took place from 20 to 22 March 2018 in Arad, Romania. Below you will find a recap of the event, with updates, presentations, and take aways from the conference. Day 1 (20 March) The day started with, on one side, the AER Executive Board meeting, and on the other, a Study Visit of the city of Arad.. Following this we moved on to … [Read more...]
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