The City of Ballarat has experienced considerable growth during the past decade and is recognised as one of Australia's most vibrant regional centres. Strong industry development has been experienced in sectors including health, manufacturing and retail. The ICT Sector and the nascent ICT cluster show characteristics of fragmentation. The cluster needs to be invigorated by the formation of strong connections and conduits to national and international support.

Ballarat ICT Ltd (previously cBallarat) and the City of Ballarat with funding support from the Victorian Government's Regional Innovation Clusters Program have established the Ballarat ICT Cluster. During 2005 and 2006 Stage 1 activities undertaken by the University of Ballarat included:

Stage 2 activities are currently being implemented and are focused around the following themes:

Profile 2 - Ballarat ICT Cluster

Ballarat ICT Ltd and the City of Ballarat recognise the potentially critical economic role of an Information and Communications Technology (ICT) cluster and seek to underpin regional ICT activities with appropriate support. During 2004 the Ballarat ICT Cluster Steering Committee was established with representation from small and large businesses, government and education providers. On the 15 July 2005, Minister John Brumby announced that the Ballarat ICT Cluster Consultancy had been successful in attracting funding through the Regional Innovation Clusters Program when the project was officially launched at the Greenhill Enterprise Centre.