Deliverable D6.1 reports the conception, implementation and achievements conducted within WP6 in its first year of activity. Centered in the very challenging topic of network and service manage- ment automation, this work package aims at going beyond the state-of-the-art in the embedment of management principles at the design stage of networks with particular focus on the Future Internet needs. Full list of authors: Anthea Mayzaud, Anuj Sehgal, Bjorn Stelte, Gabi Dreo, Christos Tsiaras, Daniel Do ̈nni, Daphne Tuncer, Abdelkader Lahmadi, Marinos Charalambides, Mario Flores, Jeroen Famaey, Mario Golling, Maxim Claeys, Niels Bouten, Nikolay Melnikov, Radhika Garg, Rashid Mijumbi, Gaetan Hurel, Remi Badonnel, Ricardo Schmidt, Jair Santanna, Rick Hofstede, Sebastian Seeber, Steven Latre, Corinna Schmitt, Guilherme Sperb Machado, Jair Santanna