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title: Ocean Autonomy Cluster awarded Cluster Management Excellence Label BRONZE - Ocean Autonomy Cluster
description: – An indicator that Ocean Autonomy Cluster has had good development and an important function, says Cluster Manager Frode Halvorsen. The European Cluster Excellence Initiative has developed a benchmarking and labeling scheme to recognize the importance and eligibility of clusters as defined by the European Commission. The awarded Bronze Label documents the intention of the … Ocean Autonomy Cluster awarded Cluster Management Excellence Label BRONZE Read More »
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# [Ocean Autonomy Cluster awarded Cluster Management Excellence Label BRONZE - Ocean Autonomy Cluster](https://oceanautonomy.no/en-us/oacnews/ocean-autonomy-cluster-awarded-cluster-management-excellence-label-bronze)

 Written by [Birgit Thorsen](https://oceanautonomy.no/en-us/oacnews/author/birgit-thorsen) | Jul 7, 2022 9:38:17 AM

**– An indicator that Ocean Autonomy Cluster has had good development and an important function, says Cluster Manager Frode Halvorsen.**

 Frode Halvorsen, Cluster Manager at Ocean Autonomy Cluster

The European Cluster Excellence Initiative has developed a benchmarking and labeling scheme to recognize the importance and [eligibility of clusters as defined by the European Commission.](https://www.cluster-analysis.org/eligibility-criteria) The awarded Bronze Label documents the intention of the cluster management organization to strive for excellence by improving its management capabilities and performance levels.

– We are incredibly proud of this certification. Establishing a cluster set to conduct innovation and networking during a pandemic, has been demanding. The Bronze Label means that we qualify for several new programs and is a hallmark of quality when we start work on EU projects, says Halvorsen.

### **Complex tools**

Clusters are complex tools and dynamic organizations subject to continuous change, promoting economic growth by leveraging a region’s innovation and business potential, working for new employment opportunities, new products, and services, new companies, new R&D activities, and new patents.  

The European Commission launched the European cluster excellence programme under the [COSME programme](https://ec.europa.eu/growth/smes/cosme_en) to strengthen cluster management excellence in 2014, developing a European cluster benchmarking methodology to improve cluster organisations’ management processes and the quality of services for their members.

The Bronze label is awarded upon fulfillment of two conditions: **1) **the applying organisation has been benchmarked by one of the ESCA experts; and **2)** the applying organisation fulfils the set of [“Eligibility Criteria for Cluster Management Excellence Labels”](https://www.cluster-analysis.org/eligibility-criteria).

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