AER innovation award

For the 3rd consecutive year, AER is on the lookout for best practice in the field of innovation. Deadline for applications will be 1 June 2008. The projects will be evaluated along specific criteria by an international jury and the winning regions will be awarded on 14 November 2008 at the AER General Assembly in Tampere Region (FI).

Please find the participation form below and return it to Estelle Delangle.

AER Innovation Award 2008 - Brochure

For the second time the Autonomous Region of Friuli Venezia Giulia and the AER give an award to the most innovative European region.

We received in total 7 applications within a very tense timeline. The submitted projects have a special focus on development and innovation issues and sprawl from the West to the East of the continent. The geographic dispersion covers EU-members (Austria, Spain, Romania) as well as non EU-member states (Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina).

List of received applications

The awarding ceremony took place on 9 November 2007 in Udine, Region of Friuli Venezia Giulia (I), during the General Assembly of the Assembly of European Regions. President of the EU Commission, José Manuel Barroso, awarded the prize.

1. Lower Austria

First prize: Lower Austria  (A)

Project: RIS NOE - continous improvement of the Regional Innovation System

Application Form

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2. Valencia

Second prize: Valencia (E)

Project: RUSINET - Regional University - Industry Strategies Network

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3. Upper Austria

Third Prize: Upper Austria (A)

Project:Strategic Program "Innovative Upper Austria 2010"

 

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For the first time the Autonomous Region of Friuli Venezia Giulia together with the Assembly of European Regions has issued a European Award for Innovative Regions in 2007.

18 regions handed in their applications, among them 11 applied from Western Europe, 7 from Eastern European countries within and outside of the European Union. Topics covered a wide range of activities from promoting the entrepreneurial spirit, to internet projects and setting up new structures to foster innovation.

See also Press Release: http://www.a-e-r.org/news/2007/2007021301.html

For the winner regions please see their websites or the downloads:

Vorarlberg: www.vorarlberg.at/english/future

Vorarlberg: Office for Future related Issues

Aragon: Innova100

Steiermark:Regional Internationalisation Strategy

Applications 2006