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+# Open Smartcontract Automation Protocol
+
+- **Team Name:** Talentica
+- **Payment Address:** 0x8bd54ec34A35f3A2f668A33d9578b5C3A6b730dE
+- **[Level](https://github.com/w3f/Grants-Program/tree/master#level_slider-levels):** 1
+
+## Project Overview :page_facing_up:
+
+Open Smartcontract Automation Protocol enables Polkadot developers to automate their Dapps by providing them decentralized infrastructure that is reliable, affordable and simple to use.
+
+### Overview
+
+We may have come across situations where a smartcontract had to be invoked repeatedly for the smooth functioning of a Dapp.
+
+The first thing that comes to a Dapp builder's mind when faced with such a situation is to setup their own infrastructure to address this issue.
+There are two reasons as to why this design is the first to come to a Dapp builder's mind:
+  1. Web 2.0 offers several centralized solutions, some of which are easy-to-use, transparent (in their technicalities and billing), reliable (promises like 99.999% uptime), cost-effective and,
+  2. Web 3.0 hasn't yet provided an open-standard that checks all the right boxes mentioned above and is decentralized.
+
+Popular Web 3.0 automation solutions are good in some aspects but not so on the others.
+For example, a protocol may deliver developer-friendliness but compromise on billing transparency.
+
+For these reasons, I propose we design and develop an open protocol based on a few core design guidelines:
+  1. open and welcome to everyone
+  2. focus on the needs of stakeholders(Dapp devs and Infrastructure providers)
+  3. strive for a simple, transparent, effective and affordable automation economics
+  4. governed by stakeholders
+
+### Project Details
+
+We are brainstorming on the protocol design at this stage and welcome ideas and contributions from everyone.
+
+We only aim to design and implement this protocol in the open, not monetize/govern it.
+
+After finalizing on the protocol design, we will,
+  1. publish a design document,
+  2. architectural diagrams,
+  3. implementation in code
+
+For now, we have a rough scaffolding, which is highly unstable and subject to change.
+Here is a high-level architectural diagram:
+![alt text](/Users/nikhild/Downloads/Automation.png)
+
+### Ecosystem Fit
+
+We believe this work will be very beneficial to the builder community at large.
+We couldn't find any such project/tool in the Polkadot ecosystem however,
+they do exist in the Ethereum ecosystem, and as already mentioned, they do fall short in one or more aspects.
+
+## Team :busts_in_silhouette:
+
+### Team members
+
+- Pankaj Mendki - Blockchain expert
+- Nikhil Desai - Blockchain Developer https://github.com/Nikhil-Desai-Talentica
+- Ankit Wasnik - Blockchain Developer https://github.com/Ankitwasnik
+
+### Contact
+
+- **Contact Name:** Nikhil Desai
+- **Contact Email:** [email protected]
+- **Website:** https://www.talentica.com/
+
+### Legal Structure
+
+- **Registered Address:** Talentica Software Inc., 6200, Stoneridge Mall Road, Pleasanton, California 94588, USA.
+- **Registered Legal Entity:** Talentica Software Inc.
+
+### Team's experience
+
+We've successfully delivered on another RFP titled [ink!/pallet/solidity performance benchmarking](https://github.com/w3f/Grants-Program/blob/master/docs/RFPs/Under%20Development/implementation-benchmarking.md)
+
+### Team Code Repos
+
+- [provenance-usecase](https://github.com/TalenticaSoftware/provenance-usecase)
+- [simpleblockchain](https://github.com/Talentica/simpleblockchain)
+
+### Team LinkedIn Profiles (if available)
+
+- Pankaj Mendki - https://www.linkedin.com/in/pankaj-mendki-8576363/
+- Nikhil Desai - https://www.linkedin.com/in/nikhil-desai-1209a38b/
+- Ankit Wasnik - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ankit-wasnik-834858143/
+
+## Development Roadmap :nut_and_bolt:
+
+The roadmap consists of three phases:
+  1. Protocol design, documentation and evaluation
+  2. Protocol implementation
+  3. Integration and automation economics testing
+
+### Overview
+
+- **Total Estimated Duration:** 6 Months
+- **Full-Time Equivalent (FTE):**  2
+- **Total Costs:** TBA
+
+### Milestone 1 Protocol design, documentation and evaluation
+
+- **Estimated duration:** 2 months
+- **FTE:**  2
+- **Costs:**  15000
+
+| Number | Deliverable | Specification |
+| -----: | ----------- | ------------- |
+| **0a.** | License | Apache 2.0 / GPLv3 / MIT / Unlicense |
+| **0b.** | Documentation | We will provide extensive documentation describing the architectural diagrams, crucial design decisions and trade-offs of the protocol |
+| **0c.** | Testing and Testing Guide | N/A |
+| **0d.** | Docker | N/A |
+| 0e. | Article | We will publish an article, updated regularly describing the progress being made |
+| 1. | Design assets | We will share architectural design diagrams and user flows describing the inner workings of the protocol |
+| 2. | Milestone 2 Plan | We will also share the deliverables components needed to realize this protocol |
+
+## Future Plans
+
+After we publish the protocol design document, we will apply for a grant to implement the same.
+Therein, we will share the tech stack, and a detiled list of deliverables(code and docs) along with an estimated completion time.
+Thereafter, as part of phase 3, we will discuss integration, user guides, both for Dapp devs and infrastructure providers.
+
+## Additional Information :heavy_plus_sign:
+
+Gautam Dhameja told us about the Grants program and encouraged us to apply to the same.
+
+We've successfully delivered on an RFP titled [ink!/pallet/solidity performance benchmarking](https://github.com/w3f/Grant-Milestone-Delivery/commit/27d653ac65a35feb410a1d0ee805469321ab4120)