This is the tag for all posts relating to Innovation.

(R)e-inventing Democracy

25 April, 2016 By Johanna Pacevicius

The AER Spring 2016 Bureau (22-24 June, Nordland-NO) will focus on the ways technology helps innovation in democracy, highlighting the disruptive nature of technology and the need to renew existing models. The ... Read More

Time to Make the EU’s Single Market Fit for the Digital Age

25 April, 2016 By Editor

Digitalization Transforms Our world On 21 of April, Press Club Europe Brussels hosted the European Confederation of Directors Associations – ecoDa 2016 Annual Conference. The theme of the conference was ... Read More

Photonics: the key to innovation for the European SMEs

22 April, 2016 By Editor

From 11-14 April, The County Council of Timis (RO) and the Assembly of European Regions hosted the Spring Plenary of the three AER Committees. Within the Plenary meeting of the Committee ... Read More

Interreg North-West Europe: 3rd call now open!

21 April, 2016 By Agnese Pantaloni

The Interreg North-West Europe (NWE) 3rd call for project proposal is now open and looking to receive transnational cooperation initiatives that can deliver concrete results for the North-West Europe area and ... Read More

Erasmus+ KA1: Call for Partners!

6 April, 2016 By Agnese Pantaloni

Cooperativa Sociale “Il Mosaico” – member of ALDA (European Association for Local Democracy) – is working on the submission of an interesting project proposal within Erasmus+ program, Key Action 1 on youth exchanges. ... Read More

Space techonologies can help your Region

16 March, 2016 By Editor

European local and regional authorities (LRAs) are responsible for territorial management and environmental policy implementation. The European Earth Observation programme COPERNICUS can provide an effective support in this respect thanks to ... Read More

Interreg Europe, project on food security: looking for partners!

11 March, 2016 By Agnese Pantaloni

The CIHEAM-IAMM in Montpellier (France), one of four Mediterranean agronomic institutes of the International Centre for Advanced Mediterranean Agronomic Studies, is working on a project proposal on “The governance of ... Read More

2016 Summer Academy & Erasmus+ project

7 March, 2016 By Johanna Pacevicius

Østfold County Council is inviting AER members to join an Erasmus+ project proposal Østfold is going to lead. The idea is to develop a joint project, which will be rolled ... Read More

AER President meets Spanish counterparts

7 March, 2016 By Editor

On the week of 7-11 March, AER President Dr Hande Özsan Bozatli and AER Secretary General Mathieu Mori, will meet Presidents, Ministers and other regional representatives from seven Comunidades Autonomas of Eastern Spain. Dr. Bozatlı and M. Mori will visit three ... Read More

Interreg Europe 2nd call: application pack now available!

4 March, 2016 By Agnese Pantaloni

The Interreg Europe monitoring committee has approved the terms of reference for the 2nd call for project proposals. If you want to improve regional policies on research and innovation, competitiveness of SMEs, ... Read More

New EU-backed loan facility under the Horizon 2020 programme

3 March, 2016 By Editor

SMEs in South-eastern Europe (from EU MS and Associated Countries) to benefit from €250 million in EU-guaranteed loan InnovFin SME Guarantee Facility, managed by the European Investment Fund (EIF), is, ... Read More

Engage citizens?

26 February, 2016 By Johanna Pacevicius

Participation requires space as is very well highlighted in this 2010 video from the AER Youth Regional Network. And by space it’s not just physical space that is meant, such ... Read More

Closing the loop: funding opportunities for circular economy projects

24 February, 2016 By Editor

An EU Action Plan for sustainability The European Commission Action plan for the Circular Economy wants to go beyond recycling. It raises awareness on principles such as eco design, extended ... Read More

Registrations for 2016 Spring plenaries now open!

16 February, 2016 By Johanna Pacevicius

Registrations for the plenary meetings of the AER committees open today. This series of events will feature a joint thematic session on “Communication & actions in times of crisis”. The theme ... Read More

Call for reference sites now open!

9 February, 2016 By Johanna Pacevicius

Is your region leading in innovation for demographic change and the silver economy? Apply for the selection of “Reference sites” of the European Innovation Partnership on Active and Healthy Ageing! ... Read More