SILEO 2nd Call for Advanced Technology Uptake Projects is open NOW!

Upcoming: 2nd Call for Advanced Technology Uptake Projects

Culture Lights training: ILLUMINAZIONE ECOSOSTENIBILE PER EDIFICI STORICI E DI INTERESSE CULTURALE

3° Call for Expression of Interest for the SILEO Pool of Technology Uptake Facilitators!

Exciting opportunity for Technology Providers & Green Transition Experts! We are pleased to announce the launch of the 3rd CALL FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST! This call aims to identify and select technology providers and green t

ICBUILD INTERNATIONAL MISSION IN CANADA!

During the three-day mission, from 28th to 30th May, ELCA accompanied three Italian companies – SIRU LIGHTING, FERROLUCE and ZAVA SRL – in a series of meeting with local stakeholders from public Administrations to distributors, constructi

EXTRA LIGHT PARTNERS ARE ON THE WAY FOR THE LAST INTERNATIONAL MISSION IN NEW YORK, USA!

Great opportunity for Extra Light partners to gain firsthand insights into public procurement in the USA and meet representaitves from New York City procurement department and other US municipalities, at the Smart City Expo USA. The international mis

Patways to light: EXTRA LIGHT Final Conference & Broadening Perspectives on Light

Extra Light Consortium would like to invite you to the online seminar “EXTRA LIGHT Final Conference & Broadening Perspectives on Light” on️ 🗓 04 June 2024 at 14:30 CEST! During this seminar, Project Coordinator ELCA European Lighting Cluster Alli

EXTRA LIGHT – “Mingle & Meet” Networking event on 22 May 2024

We invite you to participate in the “Mingle & Meet” networking in which the EXTRA LIGHT Consortium brings together 4 European lighting Clusters (Rete di Imprese Luce in Veneto, Cluster de Iluminación CICAT, Cluster Lumière, Building Innovation Cl

SILEO PROJECT – OPEN CALL FOR HACK DAY TRAVEL VOUCHERS – ITALY

SILEO HACK DAY – TRAVEL VOUCHERS – PADUA (ITALY) Today marks the opening of the SILEO Open Call for Hack Day Travel Vouchers – Padua, Italy! The SILEO Hack-Day entitled “IMPACT – Development of innovative business ideas for SMEs in the Fu

UPDATE: Deadline extended to 26.04.2024 for SILEO Open Call for Travel Vouchers calls in ROMANIA

UPDATE! 𝗦𝗜𝗟𝗘𝗢 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗛𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗹 𝗩𝗼𝘂𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀 – 𝗥𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗮: 𝗗𝗘𝗔𝗗𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗘 𝗘𝗫𝗧𝗘𝗡𝗗𝗘𝗗! The submission deadline for the #SILEO Open Call for Hack Day Travel Vouchers in Cluj-Napoca, Romania has been extended until 26 April 2024 at 17:00 CEST. Tech-s

ELCA European Lighting Cluster Alliance is pleased to present its Board for the 2024-2026

On the occasion of the General Assembly of the ELCA Association which was held on March 5 in Frankfurt, the new Executive Committee 2024-2026 was appointed. Congratulations to the new board and, in particular, to President Alberto Sozza who has been

SILEO Open Call for Hack Day Travel Voucher – ROMANIA

Today we are launching a new 𝗦𝗜𝗟𝗘𝗢 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗛𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗹 𝗩𝗼𝘂𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀 for the business and technology collaboration event “Navigating Challenges and Tech Solutions for SMEs in the furniture & lighting Industry” organized by Cluster Mobilier T

SILEO 1° Open Call for Advanced Technology Uptake Projects is open NOW!

🎯Open Call for Advanced Technology Uptake Projects aims to leverage the latest innovations, advanced technologies, ideas, and insights to support lighting and furniture SMEs developing strategic products and services, improving their existing process

Extension deadline for the SILEO Open Call for Talent Placement Projects

The deadline for submission of applications under the SILEO Open Call for Talent Placement Projects has been extended by one week!  The new deadline is on 06 February 2024 at 17:00 CET All lighting and furniture SMEs interest

SILEO 2° Call for Business Digital Transformation Projects

The SILEO 2° Open Call for Businesses Digital Transformation Projects has been launched today and it will stay open until 25 March 2024 at 17:00 CET! A great opportunity for European SMEs operating in the lighting and furniture sectors to collaborate

How to apply for the SILEO Talent Placement Projects?

During the #2 SILEO info webinar, Coordinator ELCA European Lighting Cluster Alliance presented guidelines, application process, operational aspects and the eligibility criteria for the Open Call for Talent Placement Projects, which will close on 30.

ICBUILD International Mission to Canada!

ICBUILD Consortium and SMEs from Italy, Serbia, Poland, Slovenia and Hungary participated in the international mission in Toronto, Canada from 29.11.2023 to 01.12.2023 organized by ELCA European Lighting Cluster Alliance and SIPH Polish Construction

EXTRA LIGHT Exploratory Mission to Canada!

From 27th November to 1st December 2023, EXTRA LIGHT partners met in Toronto, Canada for their 2° exploratory international mission. Cluster managers had the opportunity to get valuable insights on the public procurement in Canada and engage in produ

SILEO project – Open Call for Talent Placement Projects is open now!

Exciting news for the European SMEs from the lighting and furniture sectors! The SILEO Open Call for Talent Placement Projects has been launched today and it will stay open until 30 January 2024 at 17:00 CET! 🔍 What is the SILEO Open Call for Talent.

Exciting participation in the Smart City Expo World Congress 2023!

3-days of business meetings, networking opportunities with SMEs, clusters and city representatives from around the world, in-depth discussions on the latest innovations and solutions for smart city development and sustainability, atten

ICBUILD international mission to Toronto is on the way!

LAST CALL FOR ELCA’S SMES! Within ICBUILD project, we are organizing an international mission to Toronto from 29 November to 01 December 2023 aims at exploring Canadian market, including market entry workshops, and visiting The Building Show 20

SILEO PROJECT – UPSKILLING TRAINING PROGRAMME FOR LIGHTING AND FURNITURE CLUSTERS & SMES!

The SILEO upskilling training programme on MATERIALS & SUSTAINABILITY in the furniture and lighting sector organized by Rete di Imprese Luce in Veneto, is finally ready to start! Anna Pellizzari, an expert from Materially, the reference point for

EPIX PROJECT – INTERNATIONAL ONLINE TRAINING “BIG DATA & IOT FOR SMART CITIES”

In the frame of the EPIX Project, ELCA is organizing an up-skilling international online training “Big data & IoT for Smart Cites” in collaboration with Dr. Meneghello from the University of Padua! 20 October 2023 09:30 – 11:00 CEST During the we

EPIX PROJECT – EPIX ClusterXchange in Barcelona!

ELCA European Lighting Cluster Alliance is organizing a ClusterXchange mission in Barcelona, Spain aimed at exploring the business ecosystem of the SECARTYS networks and taking on the opportunity to visit the Smart City Expo World

CULTURE LIGHTS PROJECT – International project meeting in Athens!🌍

📍 From 28-29 September 2023, CultureLights partners gathered in Athens, Greece for a transnational technical meeting! This was a great opportunity to meet in person and discuss the stakeholders’ needs and inputs gathered during the Cu

SILEO PROJECT – Announcement of the SMEs beneficiaries!

SILEO Eurocluster project is proud to announce that 24 projects have been awarded under our SILEO 1° Open Call for Business Digital Transformation Projects! Congratulations to the 24 European SMEs, who willreceive financial support from the SILEO Con

ELCA is the Collaborating Organisation of the Smart City Expo World Congress 2023!

Also this year, ELCA European Lighting Cluster Alliance is proud to announce that is a Collaborating Partner of Fira Barcelona, organizer of the Smart City Expo World Congress, which will be held on 07-08-09 Novembe

Epix project – Listen to testimonies of our EPIX ClusterXchange participants and learn more about the CXC success stories!

https://epixproject.eu/clusterxchange/ In short video interviews, EPIX CXC Visitors and Hosts share their experiences, ideas, suggestions, and lessons learned gained during the EPIX exchanges on how this unique opportunity enriched the

Extra Light project – ONE TO ONE ADVISORY SERVICE for SMEs!

Extra Light project has launched the one2one advisory services to assist SMEs’ access to the public procurement process in the USA and Canada with the support of specialized experts, Avv. Isabella Pulcinelli and Dott. Mario Giacomelli. SMEs, belongin

Winner of “Special prize: CULTURE LIGHTS” at the Venetian Smart Lighting Award 2023

On July 13th, the Venetian Smart Lighting Award, the annual competition organized by Rete di Imprese Luce in Veneto, member of ELCA European Lighting Cluster Alliance (Culture Lights Coordinator), took place at Villa Ca’ Marcello in Piombino Dese (It

ICBUILD project – Upcoming international missions!

The ICBUILD Project is organizing two international missions to Canada and India for SMEs belonging to the ICBUILD clusters, and operating within the sustainable building value chains! ICBUILD Clusters would like to actively support companies in expl

EPIX PROJECT – Online Workshop: “Smart energy, mobility technologies and ICT solutions for smart cities!”

Our partners MoWiN.net e.V. and ELCA European Lighting Cluster Alliance, in collaboration with Regionalmanagement Nordhessen GmbH, are organizing a 2-hour upskilling workshop on 07 July 2023 at 10:00am-12:30pm on Smart City&n

SILEO PROJECT – Just ONE WEEK LEFT for the 1° Open Call for Business Digital Transformation Projects!

This is a unique opportunity for European SMEs from the lighting and furniture industry to access a consultancy service, collaborate with a technology provider or digitalization expert gathered in the SILEO Pool of Technology Uptake Facilitators to e

SILEO Pool of Technology Uptake Facilitators FINAL LIST!

The final list of the validated organizations and experts who have expressed their interest in supporting the lighting and furniture SMEs in implementing their Business Digital Transformation project is published online! Big thanks to all t

CultureLights project inspires Venetian Smart Lighting Award 2023!

We are extremely proud that the insights of the Erasmus+ CultureLights project have inspired the upcoming edition of the Venetian Smart Lighting Award 2023 in the definition of the new special recognition of extraordinary lighting solutions for the c

EPIX project – CxC success stories: EPIX CxC Group Exchange in Milan, Italy – 18-19-20 April 2023

Another successful EPIX ClusterXchange, this time in Milan! In the frame of Euroluce, the International Lighting Exhibition at the Salone del Mobile in Milan, EPIX Coordinator Rete di Imprese Luce in Veneto organized a group ClusterXchange involving

EPIX project – 2° International Focus Group in Kassel, Germany – 9-10 May 2023

Very successful and productive EPIX Project Focus Group in Kassel! On 2 days of meetings, EPIX Cluster members had inspiring discussions on the Kassel innovation, its Smart City ecosystem and related solutions, technologies and challenges, networking

SILEO project – 2 online INFO WEBINAR for the SILEO 1° Open Call for Business Digital Transformation Projects!

SILEO Consortium is organising 2 online INFO WEBINAR for the SILEO 1° Open Call for Business Digital Transformation Projects! The first SILEO Eurocluster Open Call was launched on 17 April 2023 and will stay open until 20 June 2023 at 17:00 CEST! All

ECOSLIGHT project – Very successful Project Final Conference!

During the Salone del Mobile fair in Milan, Italy, the ECOSLIGHT Consortium organized its Final Conference to highlight the project’s main achievements and discuss follow-up actions, with a particular focus on the MOOC training program “𝙀𝙨𝙨𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙖𝙡 𝙨𝙠𝙞

ECOSLIGHT project – FINAL CONFERENCE

ECOSLIGHT 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 at the Salone del Mobile 2023 📅 When? 𝗼𝗻 𝟮𝟬.𝟬𝟰.𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯 𝗮𝘁 𝟭𝟮:𝟬𝟬 – 𝟭𝟯:𝟬𝟬 𝗖𝗘𝗦𝗧📍 Where? 𝗦𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝗹 𝗠𝗼𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗲, 𝗠𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗻 𝗥𝗛𝗢 – 𝗦𝗮𝗹𝗮 𝗚𝗮𝗺𝗺𝗮 𝟵 Erasmus+ project ECOSLIGHT is reaching its end!Join our Consortium and attend the F

SILEO project – INFO SESSION – SILEO 1° OPEN CALL for Business Digital Transformation Projects!

The first SILEO Eurocluster Open Call has been launched today at 10:00 CEST and it will stay open until 20 June 2023 at 17:00 CEST! Discover more about the funding opportunities for lighting and furniture SMEs under the 1° Open Call for Business Digi

SILEO project – 1° Open Call for Business Digital Transformation Projects is finally open!

The first SILEO (Supporting recovery and business transformation of lighting & furniture SMEs for the Europe Industry of Tomorrow) Eurocluster Open Call has been launched today [F1] at 10:00 CEST and it will stay open until 20 June 2023 at 17:00

SILEO project – “Supporting recovery and business transformation of lighting & furniture SMEs for the Europe Industry of Tomorrow”

The newly EU-funded SILEO Eurocluster project (2022-2025) aims to support European lighting & furniture SMEs to fully understand and capture the potential paybacks of advanced technologies, digitalization and circular-led business models. The SIL

CULTURE LIGHTS project – WORKSHOP “CHALLENGES AND NEEDS FOR SUSTAINABLE LIGHTING IN FRESCOED BUILDING LOCATED IN HISTORIC CENTRES”

📆 31 January 2023, 10:00 – 13:00 CET ELCA European Lighting Cluster Alliance invites Italian lighting professionals, companies, architects and designers to the next Culture Lights (ERASMUS+) project’s workshop organized jointly with the Melting Pro a

ELCA4i project – FINAL CONFERENCE

ELCA4i project – FINAL CONFERENCE 24th January 2023 10:00 am – 12:00 pm CET

EXTRA LIGHT project – TRAINING ON GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT IN JAPAN

In the framework of COSME-funded EXTRA LIGHT project, the Consortium organized Training webinars on Government Procurement in Japan with the support of the Japan Tax & Public Procurement (JTPP) Helpdesk of the EU-Japan Centre for Industrial Coope

BRILLIANT project – FINAL CONFERENCE

On October 4th 2022, Brilliant Consortium organised the Project Final Conference at the Light + Building Fair in Frankfurt, Germany. The event included a restricted session attended by project partners and the invited ClusterXchange Ambassador – Mr.

EXTRA LIGHT project – DIGITAL TRAINING ON PUBLIC PROCUREMENT IN THE USA & CANADA

In the framework of COSME-funded EXTRA LIGHT project, the Consortium organized Digital Training on Public Procurement in the USA and CANADA for European lighting SMEs. The selected experts will support SMEs in accessing public procurement as an impor