The first Smart Networks and Services Call for Proposals opened on 18 January with a submission date of 26 April. The 6G-IA, which represents the private side in the Smart Networks and Services Joint Undertaking, held a Public Information Day on 28 January to present the SNS Work Programme and to discuss the opportunities for projects under the first Call. As an Associaton Member of the 6G-IA NESSI heavily influenced the software topics in the SNS Work Pogramme; see our positon paper on Software and Smart Networks and Services.