The first semester of the project was focused on setting the foundations towards one of the main research objectives of the work programme: “providing a reference implementation in terms of dynamically configured infrastructure”. All the work performed in T3.5 WP4 and WP5 in the period M1-M6 was oriented towards this approach, describing the design principles of ASSIST-IoT architecture as a strong basis (with innovative technologies) that grows via the introduction of specific enablers in each deployment (i.e. pilots in ASSIST-IoT). In addition, all the technical topics relevant for the programme (interoperability, IoT devices, contextual IoT, network…) have been being specifically addressed in the project via dedicated tasks.
After M6, the project entered a steadier phase that has lasted till the very date of delivery of this document (around M18 – April 2022). This period has witnessed a substantial amount of work in several fronts: (i) technical; advancing towards the final formalisation of the architecture (will be completed by M21), refining an intermediate version, and evolving its inner components (the “enablers”), that have been fully described, carefully bounded, designed, planned and (initially) developed – this has included selection of technologies and (in most of them), showcasing MVP versions. (ii) In terms of pilots, initial scope has been enhanced towards a closed definition of extent, via business scenarios, use cases and requirements (in the sense of WP3) and trials (WP7); concrete hardware procurement, software development and overall integration plans have been agreed and scheduled, and first tangible advances are being noticed (see deliverable D7.2). Furthermore, first glance upon impact KPIs has been performed via the planning of Evaluation and Assessment activities in ASSIST-IoT. Details on how these have been defined can be found at Section 2.1 of the Technical Report.
At the same time, impact outreach activities have been uninterruptedly tackled during the whole M1-M18 period. Communication via social media and exposure through website and other channels is continuously address by specialised teams as well as by partners individually. This also applies to scientific dissemination events, which little by little are turning again towards face-to-face fashion, allowing better spread of ASSIST-IoT achievements. Finally, the first round of Open Calls has been initiated and completed, engaging 37 candidates (SMEs, RTOs and Universities included), redounding in the joining of 7 external individual entities that leverage ASSIST-IoT funding to deliver innovative, single projects bringing added value to one of our pilots while validating (the entirety or part of) our architecture.
