The European Cluster Alliance was founded in September 2006 by the partners involved in 4 cluster policy projects funded under the PRO INNO Europe initiative of the European Commission. The Alliance is an open platform that was established to maintain a permanent policy dialogue at EU level among national and regional public authorities responsible for developing cluster policies and managing cluster programs. This policy dialogue aims at raising the level of excellence and efficiency of cluster policies in Europe which will result in the creation of more competitive world-class clusters in Europe.
Since January 2008, the Alliance is open to external public cluster-relevant organizations in Europe willing to share experiences and to develop joint activities with the other partners. The European Cluster Alliance aims at becoming the single place at EU level for elaborating new ideas and practical tools for improving cluster policy in Europe and for fostering European cooperation at policy level that will facilitate the further development of more competitive world-class clusters in Europe.
İzmir Development Agency aims to develop cluster policy dialogue within the Alliance in order to improve the level of competitiveness and performance of clusters in İzmir and benefit the companies and especially SMEs.
