ELCA is a non-profit Association whose main objectives are to strengthen the competitiveness of the European lighting sector in the smart and connected lighting (S&CL), to accelerate growth within the sector, deployment of energy-efficient lighting solutions and to contribute to societal benefits associated to lighting. ELCA gathers local Lighting Cluster Initiatives in Europe. We work for innovation, driven by research, industry, municipalities and their citizens and help the acceleration of uptake of Best Available Technologies by taking initiatives on the European level, demonstrating, experimenting, sharing knowledge and communicating. Our mission is to raise the voice in Europe of the stakeholders and the enhanced value chain of the lighting sectors, with special regard to the SME’s in order to muster the most effective answer to the challenges that Europe faces. ELCA supports its members to liaise with the international key actors and networks and also actively participates in several European cooperation initiatives and projects. In particular, ELCA promotes international actions to strengthen lighting cluster management excellence and facilitate exchanges and strategic partnering between clusters and specialised eco-systems across Europe. ELCA fosters the collaboration, networking and learning of cluster organisations and their members towards the professionalization of specialised and customised business support services provided or channelled to SMEs ELCA supports its members’ local, regional and national position by adding European perspectives and putting its authority as a pan-European organization Join the ELCA Alliance means to enter the professional network of operative public-private partnership, diffused at regional, national and international level and specifically dedicated to the European lighting sector of the smart and connected lighting (S&CL).