
- Committee topics
Committee 1 provides a space for AER members to share experiences and improve regional policy making on issues related to the EU cohesion policy, economic development, in particular SME support, innovation and research, climate change, energy and rural development.
Other key issues are connectivity and permeability, intelligent transport systems, state aid for regional airports, economic opportunities of the Silver economy, the energy transition, financing schemes for the renewable energy market and global climate talks.
President

Kenneth Backgård
Region: Norrbotten (SE)
Elected Spring 2019, mandate 2 years, renewable
Seconded officer and AER Committee 1 Coordinator: Per Erik Andersson
Work programme
Committee 1 developed its 2019-2020 work programme on the occasion of the Örebro Spring plenary meeting. This article sums up the content of the Committees’ work programmes, which will be consolidated in the AER Action Plan to be adopted at the General Assembly
A few achievements
- Mutual Learning event “The Sharing Economy: Reshaping the way we do business”
- Smart City Expo World Congress: Food, Sustainability and Governance in the Digital Age
- Study visit in Gelderland on Energy Transition
- Mutual Learning event “Artificial Intelligence: are Regions up to the challenge?”
- Silver Economy Awards Ceremony in Brussels
- Partnered with the Climate Summit of Local and Regional Leaders, during COP23 in Bonn (DE)
- Mutual Learning event on health innovation: “E-health, let’s find a common language”
- Regional Innovation Award on the theme of the Circular Economy
- International conference on the potential of Biomass
For more achievements from Committee 1, check our semestrial progress reports or our yearly activity reports
Other Committee initiatives
Committee Working Groups
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- WG on Investment, Business and SMEs
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- WG on Transports and Mobility
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- WG on Rural Development
- WG on Energy and Climate Change
- WG on Rural Development
AER Political reports
AER Awards
AER Secretariat Coordinator
Johanna Pacevicius
Mobile: +33 6 24 29 19 37
E-mail: j.pacevicius(at)aer.eu
Skype ID: johanna.pacevicius
Languages: fr, nl, en, pt
- Thematic Coordination
- Committees
- Mutual Learning
AER Online Community
The AER Committees Online Community uses Slack, which provides Follow-up on meetings Opportunities for exchanges between meetings Opportunities to represent AER at external events A space to exchange on project ideas and relay information on open calls & partnerships An online discussion forum on specific topics An alternative to face to face meetings (the tool […]