The launch of the new Horizon Europe funding programme worth 95.5 billion EUR and its first round of calls have being sparking enthusiasm and interest among the multiple actors that were long awaiting for initiating and testing their innovative actions for the green and digital transition, as well as an inclusive economy. Yet, while the scope of the funding programme meets … [Read more...]
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Partner Search: New Project on Cultural Planning & Rural Development
The region of Örebro County and the Coompanion Mälardalen in Sweden are looking for partners for a new project they are preparing within the Creative Europe programme, call for proposals CREA-CULT-2021-COOP-2 "European Cooperation projects (medium scale)". The project will focus on cultural planning and rural development. Cultural planning is a broad, interdisciplinary … [Read more...]
AER Climate Debate: Back to Our Future – Regions Leading Europe’s Green Recovery
The COVID-19 crisis brought the world to a standstill in 2020. City centres became ghost towns, economic activity slumped, and political priorities fell by the wayside as managing the pandemic became the all-consuming political focus. However, what has not stood still despite the pandemic is the alarming rate that our planet continues to heat up. Unless we align our recovery … [Read more...]
Skillnet Training Session – Making the Most of Cohesion & Rural Development Funds
MFF, ERDF, ESF, EFRD, EAGF...navigating the sea of acronyms in the EU funding lexicon can be a daunting task for would-be applicants. Yet, unlocking these funds will be crucial for regions if they are to bounce back from the pandemic. What can be done to help regions access the crucial funding they need to support their recovery? The AER recognises these challenges members … [Read more...]
BRIGHT IDEAS – The Role of Regions in Improving Energy Efficiency
Eva Hallström, Chair of the AER Working Group on Energy and Climate Change invites all AER members and friends to join an event on the role of regions in improving energy efficiency. Regions will share their experience, challenges, and enablers. This event is co-organised by Värmland (SE) and Viken (NO) Energy Efficiency: how to achieve the transition in the industry? This … [Read more...]
Why Innovative Skills are the Catalyst for Rural Areas
On 25 March, the Assembly of European Regions hosted the "Ambitious Skills and Innovation Strategies: A Territorial Approach" webinar. The event was part of the series of webinars on EU funding opportunities organised within the Skillnet project (co-founded by the Erasmus+ Programme) to bring together experts in Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) and to … [Read more...]
Registrations open! Bright Ideas- The Role of Regions in Improving Energy Efficiency
Eva Hallström, Chair of the AER Working Group on Energy and Climate Change invites all AER members and friends to join an event on the role of regions in improving energy efficiency. Regions will share their experience, challenges, and enablers. This event is co-organised by Värmland (SE) and Viken (NO) Energy Efficiency: how to achieve the transition in the … [Read more...]
Digital Transformation & Skills in the Agri-food Sector
The agri-food sector is facing a revolutionary transformation within a complex operating environment characterised by technological and economic change, consumer concerns, climate change, and global value chains. The so-called Digital Farms, which combine precision farming techniques with the use of digital and high-tech tools, have been promoted by the EU Agenda to … [Read more...]
Registrations are open! Creating Effective Innovation Ecosystems
We are pleased to invite you to the webinar "Creating Effective Innovative Ecosystems" which will take place on 19 April 2021 at 10:00 CET. Innovation ecosystems: a complex set of relationships The term innovation ecosystem derives from the analogy with biological ecosystems. These are a complex set of relationships among the living resources, habitats, and residents of … [Read more...]
A peer review service tailor-made for regions
The Interreg Europe Policy Learning Platform offers a free on-demand peer review service, where a two-day knowledge-exchange experience can be designed to advise on a region’s policy frameworks. This service will be presented in detail on 25 March at the webinar "Ambitious Skills and Innovation Strategies: A territorial Approach" as one of the opportunities regions can use to … [Read more...]
The Long Road to Recovery – working in Renewed Partnership with Regions
Europe’s local and regional authorities have been on the frontline of the pandemic; working tirelessly on the ground in villages, towns and cities across the continent to shield citizens from the worst impacts of the crisis. Yet, as member states prepare their national plans to access funding from the EU's Recovery & Resilience Facility (RRF), local and regional … [Read more...]
National Recovery & Resilience Plans – Working Together in Renewed Partnership with Regions
Date: 4 March Time: 16:00 - 17:30 CEST In response to the impacts and challenges posed by COVID-19, the European Commission, the European Parliament and the Council agreed on a Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF). The RRF will offer support for investments and reforms undertaken by Member States to make their economies and societies more sustainable, resilient and … [Read more...]
How Smart is Your Food?
At a time where every aspect of our lives is getting "smarter", can food get "smart", too? The answer is yes, as will be demonstrated on 3 March at the AER's 2021 Innovation Show - How Smart is your Food?, hosted by Gelderland (NL) in collaboration with Th!nk East Netherlands. Every link in the food value chain is being transformed by digital innovation, and in particular … [Read more...]
Intercultural Regions: Active Participation & Social Inclusion
On 16 February AER will organise a webinar on how regions can foster active participation & social inclusion of third-country nationals for better integration policies and practices, together with IOM and the Council of Europe Mutual learning to foster integration policies & best practices Regional and local authorities are at the forefront when it comes to … [Read more...]
Building the Circular Economy through Circular Skills: Regions and Universities leading the Change
The transition towards a circular economy is among the core objectives of policy-makers at all levels of government. Yet, its full and effective achievement strongly depends on the readiness of all the societal and economic actors. In this regard, a growing mismatch between skills and labour needs can hamper both the transition as well as the possibility to exploit its great … [Read more...]
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