This is the tag for all posts relating to Innovation.

Intern wanted: AER secretariat in Brussels (now closed)

6 July, 2016 By Elin Berglie

The Assembly of European Regions is the political organisation of the regions of Europe and a representative of their interests at the European and international levels. Its mission: to defend ... Read More

Baltic Rim Economies: special edition on the Arctic

1 July, 2016 By Editor

The Pan-European Institute publishes a discussion forum, Baltic Rim Economies (BRE), which deals with the development of the Baltic Sea region. In the BRE review, high level public and corporate ... Read More

Project opportunities related to health

1 July, 2016 By Agnese Pantaloni

Many challenges need to be met to grant everybody’s legitimate wish for a long, happy and healthy life. European research and innovation in health helps to tackle these challenges. It ... Read More

Action plan 2016-2017

25 June, 2016 By Editor

The AER action plan was adopted by the General Assembly in June 2016 and runs from Spring 2016 to Spring 2017. AER Priorities 2015-2017 • Supporting regions in ensuring a ... Read More

On the road to digital democracy

22 June, 2016 By Editor

The 2016 AER General Assembly and Spring Bureau kicked-off with the discussion on (R)e-inventing democracy and the disruptive nature of technology. We have all been confronted with the ephemeral feeling of ... Read More

Energy: let the fight start!

21 June, 2016 By Johanna Pacevicius

Energy champions A full day for sustainable energy: to speed the deployment of sustainable energy policies! Sharing knowledge, experience, success and failures, this is why members get together at AER ... Read More

AER regions & ParkinsonNet: joint action on centered health care

15 June, 2016 By Agnese Pantaloni

AER and the Province of Gelderland (NL) joined their effort in launching a project development initiative for AER regions in order to share experiences and work together on centered health care. ... Read More

AER at e-health week

15 June, 2016 By Johanna Pacevicius

Coalition of the willing AER participated in a session organised by ECHAlliance on a new “Coalition of the Willing”. This digital health journey across Europe aims at speeding up the ... Read More

Do you remember the winners of the 2007 edition of the Regional Innovation Award?

13 June, 2016 By Editor

The AER team is preparing the Regional Innovation Award 2016 and we came across some pictures of previous awarded regions. Here you can see the winners of the 2007 Communicating ... Read More

In healthcare, the days of business as usual are over

13 June, 2016 By Editor

During the last Committee’s Spring Plenaries hosted by The County Council of Timis (RO) and the Assembly of European Regions on 11-14 April, Professor Dr. Marc Noppen presented the key ... Read More

Project on Life Balance of vulnerable youngsters: looking for a coordinator and partners

7 June, 2016 By Agnese Pantaloni

The AP University College in Antwerp is looking for a coordinator and partners to develop a project on Life Balance. Their aim is to develop a digital tool (mobile phone application) ... Read More

Smart Regions: the growth that Europe needs

3 June, 2016 By Elin Berglie

The AER participated in the Smart Regions conference, where European regions could present their successful stories on Smart Specialisation and their strategies to achieve innovation-driven economic transformation. At the same time, ... Read More

The circular economy: challenges and enablers for SMEs

30 May, 2016 By Editor

SMEs represent 99% of businesses in Europe thus they are the backbone of the European Union’s economy. Adopting a “circular economy” business model will not only decrease resource consumption but ... Read More

Re-connecting with the French regions

27 May, 2016 By Editor

Following the meeting on 20 May between AER President Dr Hande Özsan Bozatli, Secretary General Mathieu Mori and the new politicians from the Ile-de-France region, three more French regions have ... Read More

Connecting perspectives on e-Health: industrial, academic and institutional actors meeting up at the e-Health 360° Summit

25 May, 2016 By Agnese Pantaloni

Quality healthcare provisioning in Europe has become a major issue for the EU healthcare systems. The population growth and the increasing number of chronic patients is creating a strong budgetary ... Read More