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"Today I have a crystal clear vision that INESC TEC is a key element to the development of Portugal and that INESC TEC and Portugal are very important factors for the sustainable development of Brazil (...)", Renato Francês (UTM)

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"Cooperation is necessary; living is not necessary"

By Carlos Renato Lisboa Francês*

In recent years, Brazil has been making a solid effort to maintain its current economic situation and make it solid. And what strikes me is that for the first time in our history, there is a clear perception of the fact that there are no "magic formulas": sustainable development cannot be achieved without prioritising education! We would also not be able to solve our ills by creating and maintaining "islands of excellence" in the country. In fact, what changes the fate of a nation is a large-scale dissemination of knowledge, science, culture, art and technology in all directions.

In my opinion, this movement (inflection point) has already started in Brazil. However, such movement must necessarily be a movement of cooperation, of coordination, of partnership with what is best in the world (researchers, teaching and research institutions, artists, etc.). How can brilliant minds and institutions of excellence help us massively train human resources and create critical mass that is enough to boost the Brazilian development in a truly sustainable way?

In this scenario, Portugal has a lot to offer. Several interesting aspects can be highlighted, such as: (1) the language, (2) the cultural proximity, (3) the power to overcome problems (in order to survive in a competitive Europe), (4) and the unprejudiced way Portugal sees the world.

Not by chance, I have been confirming all these positive aspects while I’m staying in Portugal, particularly at INESC TEC (in this environment I feel truly at home).

In addition, at INESC TEC, there is a character of cooperation that is worthy of being replicated or reproduced... very quickly, in 10 minutes, it is possible to gather a multi/interdisciplinary team capable of dealing with a particularly complex problem. Now that is doing science! Etymologically, “science” derives from the Latin word “scientia”, meaning knowledge - this is how we generate knowledge and apply it to the benefit of our society.

Today I have a crystal clear vision that INESC TEC is a key element to the development of Portugal and that INESC TEC and Portugal are very important factors for the sustainable development of Brazil, not only as an economic power, but also (and especially!) as an asset in science, knowledge and technology, using all of this for the good of Brazilian society and for the good of mankind.

Long live INESC TEC and the spirit of its pioneering researchers and collaborators!
 
*Invited Researcher at INESC TEC’s Telecommunications and Multimedia Unit (UTM) and Professor at the Federal University of Pará – Brazil.