This is the tag for all posts relating to Innovation.

Horizon 2020: funding opportunities for smart cities and communities

29 September, 2016 By Agnese Pantaloni

Smart cities and communities are a key challenge for the society that more and more needs a sustainable development of urban areas. This requires integrated approaches and new, efficient, and ... Read More

Regions demand to be involved in shaping Cohesion policy post-2020

28 September, 2016 By Editor

337 Regions, cities, municipalities and interregional organisations demand a strong renewed EU Regional Policy after 2020. Regions send a highly visible and strong signal to the leaders of Europe on ... Read More

Funding for climate action, environment, resource efficiency and raw materials

26 September, 2016 By Agnese Pantaloni

AER keeps its focus on searching funding for projects and initiatives that are facing the challenge of fostering the transition to an economy based on a sustainable relationship between nature ... Read More

Workshop invitation: innovation in rural areas

26 September, 2016 By Editor

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 ... Read More

DG Growth event on attracting investment and upgrading skills

23 September, 2016 By Editor

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 ... Read More

Update on projects and grants

20 September, 2016 By Editor

The Executive Board in Batumi (Ajara-GE) on 15 September reviewed the state of play of AER’s involvement in projects and grants. This new service to members has been operational for ... Read More

Interreg Europe at the European Week of Regions and Cities 2016: policy learning lab

20 September, 2016 By Agnese Pantaloni

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), ... Read More

Norrbotten: Arctic Light e-Health Conference, 1-2 February 2017

19 September, 2016 By Editor

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 ... Read More

Regions lead the way to sustainable mobility

16 September, 2016 By Elin Berglie

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% ... Read More

Reference site status for AER regions

8 September, 2016 By Johanna Pacevicius

A recognition of excellence A Call for Reference sites 2016 was launched in December 2015 at the Conference of Partners of the European Innovation Partnership on Active and Healthy Ageing. ... Read More

How to make it into the business jungle without a degree?

7 September, 2016 By Elin Berglie

Florence, Max and Jeremy are three young entrepreneurs from Brussels. They came to Sarpsborg to present their experience in Eyecone. Through their very different personal paths, they explained the difference between entrepreneur, ... Read More

Entrepreneurship as a tool for regional growth

7 September, 2016 By Elin Berglie

Entrepreneurship is a vital component of economic growth and development. The creation of new business entities not only generates added value, fiscal revenues, employment and innovation, but is an essential ... Read More

One month to apply for the Regional Innovation Award!

31 August, 2016 By Elin Berglie

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 ... Read More

How can the AgriFood sector attract young entrepreneurs?

29 August, 2016 By Editor

On the 18th of August, Margriet Papma, Sarah Nietiedt and Dieuwertje de Vries, from the region of Flevoland (NL), hosted a workshop at the AER summer academy in Østfold. The ... Read More

Blue Economy Business Awards

3 August, 2016 By Editor

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 ... Read More