Finally, last week we got the grant agreement from Brussels that we have been negotiating for a while, and the RITE project is finally a reality. We are of course looking forward to finally get the project started!
Although I will be somewhat involved in the project for a while, it also to some extent mean that my role as an advisor in the proposal phase is coming to an end. So what should I do then? Of course get some new proposals going!
Right now I am at the ICT Proposers' day in Warsaw, in order to figure out what the scientific officers behind the new ICT work programme in fp7 really are asking for. We will be looking into possibilities in objective 1.2, 1.4, 8.1 and possibly in 5.2 and 8.2. Related to objective 8.1 we got some good feedback which tells me that the idea Simula-people are working on will fit very well. In objective 1.4, though, the focus of a proposal should probably be more Internet of Things than Smart Cities, and I feel that the idea I that has been presented to me back home is visa versa—so some work may be needed on that idea. For the other fields our ideas are still in early state, so not so easy to comment on them.
Anyway, if someone who reads this are looking for a very excellent research institution as partner in the mentioned fields, please do not hesitate to get in touch!
