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Who is the mother of invention?

3 November, 2015 By Johanna Pacevicius

Society has changed, what about the public sector ? Why does the public sector need innovation ? How to reinvent not only the services delivered but also the way they ... Read More

Success for events in Hampshire

3 November, 2015 By Editor

Change, cooperation, partnership approach, ownership and integration have been key concepts repeatedly mentioned at AER’s Autumn Plenary session taking place in Hampshire County (UK). Around 150 participants from AER Member ... Read More

Does open government trigger innovation?

29 October, 2015 By Editor

The Open Government Partnership (OGP) Global Summit is currently taking place in Mexico. The OGP was launched in 2011 to provide an international platform for domestic reformers committed to making ... Read More

How to motivate public servants to innovate? That is the question!

29 October, 2015 By Editor

Better understanding the bundle of incentives that motivate people to serve the public is part of the workforce challenge for 21 st Century public services. (Needham et al., 2014, p6) ... Read More

Social media use in governments

29 October, 2015 By Editor

Does social media help deliver better public services and does the use of social media create more open policy processes? What are the current trends and what are valid guidelines ... Read More

An integrated approach to regional development

27 October, 2015 By Editor

Gratian Mihailescu, expert from the AER’s Observatory on Regionalisation, was invited to speak at the Danube Conference about multi-level governance on 16 October 2015. The roundtable discussion was organized in Cluj Napoca, with ... Read More

Public Procurement of Innovation – opportunity for regions

5 October, 2015 By Editor

Seize the excellent opportunity that the European Commission is offering to regional and local authorities that are ready to deploy or scale up innovative solutions in the coming 2-3 years ... Read More

Where do we stand with public sector innovation?

9 September, 2015 By Editor

Reforms in Europe’s public sector have been going on since the 1980ies responding to budget cuts, a push to more efficient service delivery and calls for better overall performance. Many ... Read More

Spotlight on young researchers to boost energy efficiency and biomass

10 August, 2015 By Editor

Dedicated to the next generation of professionals and experts, the two conference tracks present the work and achievements of young researchers in the fields of biomass and energy efficiency. The ... Read More

AER members shine in the RegioStars 2015

26 June, 2015 By Editor

The European Commission announced the finalists for the RegioStars 2015 awards which honour Europe’s most inspirational and innovative regional projects supported by EU Cohesion Policy Funds. Of the 17 finalist projects, ... Read More

Financing Circular Economy

23 June, 2015 By Editor

On 23 June, AER held in its Brussels premises a joint workshop with the Covenant 2022 for Circular Economy. The working day gave a bird’s eye perspective on the state ... Read More

Promote your inclusive education and/or ICT projects

20 June, 2015 By Editor

Zero Project launches call for nominations on Inclusive education and/or ICTs Education is the fundamental process by which societies transmit their accumulated information and knowledge, in which Information and Communication ... Read More

“What future for the regions” by Fredrik Söderbaum

11 June, 2015 By Editor

What future for the regions? Fredrik Söderbaum Professor of Peace and Development Research, School of Global Studies, University of Gothenburg E-mail: [email protected] Thanks to the organizers for inviting me to ... Read More

AER Political Priorities

6 June, 2015 By Editor

Ratified by AER General Assembly 2015 In these troubled times of crisis, when confidence in public institutions is decreasing and there is a tendency for everyone to focus efforts on ... Read More

Mutual learning, innovation and co-creation

3 June, 2015 By Editor

After 2 years of a multistakeholders project gathering a very diverse consortium, what remains? The final conference of ENGAGED in Eindhoven (Noord Brabant, NL) aimed at looking into the legacy ... Read More

Who is the mother of invention?

Success for events in Hampshire

Does open government trigger innovation?

How to motivate public servants to innovate? That is the question!

Social media use in governments

An integrated approach to regional development

Public Procurement of Innovation – opportunity for regions

Where do we stand with public sector innovation?

Spotlight on young researchers to boost energy efficiency and biomass

AER members shine in the RegioStars 2015

Financing Circular Economy

Promote your inclusive education and/or ICT projects

“What future for the regions” by Fredrik Söderbaum

AER Political Priorities

Mutual learning, innovation and co-creation

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