1. Assembly of European Regions, 6 rue Oberlin, F-67000 Strasbourg, Tel. +33.3.88.22.07.07, www.aer.eu www.aer.eu Secretary General of the Assembly of European Regions (AER) REGIONS: Diversity-Creativity-Innovation Klaus Klipp

2. Assembly of European Regions, 6 rue Oberlin, F-67000 Strasbourg, Tel. +33.3.88.22.07.07, www.aer.eu www.aer.eu Clusters Business Incubators Knowledge Transfer Universities - Business Regions do:

3. Assembly of European Regions, 6 rue Oberlin, F-67000 Strasbourg, Tel. +33.3.88.22.07.07, www.aer.eu www.aer.eu Internationalisation - Business and Administration Create an open regional environment E.g. Catalunya, Baden-Württemberg, Timi s, Västra Götaland, Wielkopolskie Regions do:

4. Assembly of European Regions, 6 rue Oberlin, F-67000 Strasbourg, Tel. +33.3.88.22.07.07, www.aer.eu www.aer.eu Employment Innovation Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs)

5. Assembly of European Regions, 6 rue Oberlin, F-67000 Strasbourg, Tel. +33.3.88.22.07.07, www.aer.eu www.aer.eu 1.Regional Governance 2.Innovation, Growth and Employment 3.Demographic Change, Health, Migration and Social Exclusion 4.Sustainable Development and Combating Environmental Degradation 5.Democracy through Diversity 6.Secure Environment for Citizens AER priorities

6. Assembly of European Regions, 6 rue Oberlin, F-67000 Strasbourg, Tel. +33.3.88.22.07.07, www.aer.eu www.aer.eu AER Innovation Award 2006/07 Peer Reviews Economy Renewable energies Working groups Economic development Renewable energies Declaration of European Regions for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Sources E-health AER activities (1)

7. Assembly of European Regions, 6 rue Oberlin, F-67000 Strasbourg, Tel. +33.3.88.22.07.07, www.aer.eu www.aer.eu AER interregional seminar and Partnership fair S-Hertogenbosch, Noord-Brabant (NL) 18-19 May 2006 Regions as the driving forces of European competitiveness: from theory to practice AER activities (2)

8. Assembly of European Regions, 6 rue Oberlin, F-67000 Strasbourg, Tel. +33.3.88.22.07.07, www.aer.eu www.aer.eu « Eco-Innovation: The Way Ahead For Competitive Regions » Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg (D) 1 June 2007 Together with ECREINetwork AER activities (3)

9. Assembly of European Regions, 6 rue Oberlin, F-67000 Strasbourg, Tel. +33.3.88.22.07.07, www.aer.eu www.aer.eu Many fields of eco-innovation are linked with the management of territories: Building Transport Energy and water distribution Agriculture Biodiverstiy etc. Regions as key players of « eco-innovation strategy »

10. Assembly of European Regions, 6 rue Oberlin, F-67000 Strasbourg, Tel. +33.3.88.22.07.07, www.aer.eu www.aer.eu From Diversity To Creativity To Innovation REGIONS

11. Assembly of European Regions, 6 rue Oberlin, F-67000 Strasbourg, Tel. +33.3.88.22.07.07, www.aer.eu www.aer.eu Thank you for your attention Questions?