
Agneta Granström, Chairperson of the AER eHe(at)lth network, will chair the first of these two workshops and contibute to the panel discussion of the second session.
The workshop will look at recent developments in ehealth and will also discuss concerns regarding data protection, supporting health stakeholders and creating a sustainable market in ehealth.
The Secretary General of the AER is taking part in the Open Days workshop on actual development issues of local – selfgovernment in Europe which is organised by the European Commission, DG Regional Policy (DG REGIO).
(Workshop 07C04 - Actual development issues of local self-government in Europe 7th of October 2008 - Theme C - Cooperation and networking: Exchange of best practice in regional development)
Together with Mr. Orlov, Head of Department for Relations with the Constituent Entities of the Federation, the Parliament, and public and political organizations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation and Mrs. Elena Sadovnikova, International Expert from the Russian Federation, Mr. Klipp will be moderating a roundtable on local self-governing processes within Europe.
The meeting will start with a short overview on recent developments within the area of regionalisation and regional governance. Afterwards the focus will shift on the exchange of best practices in the activities of local authorities and on the current state of self-government reforms in Europe. In particular the new reforms in Russia will be discussed.
ARBOS, Xavier, Professor University of Girona Spain BASTANZHIEVA, Svetlana, Director General, Center for Federal Relations and Regional Policy
BERR, Heinrich , OST-EURO GmbH
BOHNER, Ulrich, Secretary General of the Congress of local and regional authorities, Congress of the Council of Europe
GALCHENKO, Valery V. Deputy of State Duma of Russian Federation, The All- Russia Council of Local Self-Government, Russian Federation
GUILLERMO, Martin Secretary General Association of European Border Regions
KAMENSKIJ , Pavel F., Head of Oblast Duma, Oblast Duma Kaluga Region, Russian Federation,
KIRICHUK, Stepan M. President, Russian National Congress of Municipalities,
PILJUKOVA, Lubov M. Mayor of municipality “Kuleiskaja Volost of Pskov Oblast”, Municipality “Kuleiskaja Volost of Pskov Oblast”
SHIPOV, Savva V., President, Center for Public Reforms, Russian Federation
VLAD, Venera, Director, Programming Directorate, Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development, Romania
If you would like to register for the Open Days 2008, please use following link.