Trust is the soul of the business

By Daniel Vasconcelos, Technology Licensing Office

In the course of time, the Science that unites us at INESC TEC has performed as an engine, not only in terms of innovation, but also with respect to bringing societies together. Customarily open, Science always perceived sharing as a great achievement that by no means ties in with the secret.

The Science that unites us is made of the same material of dreams, and is born out of the human being’s curiosity for the unknown, the desire to test limits and evolve through the need to survive. The scientist is very close to the artist, as both commence a journey full of observations and notions, waiting for the fair acknowledgment as authors of this sharing process. Without such a supposition, they would remain isolated in their own universe, thus clearly undermining society.

Trust is the keystone of societies, and should be a priority for Governments, as illustrated by Lorenzetti in his series of paintings Allegory of Good Government and Bad Government. This notion of trust must shape the relationship between citizens and business itself. Agreements, contracts, laws… are all instruments to overcome lack of trust issues.

Effects of Good Government in the City, pintado por Ambrogio Lorenzetti
Effects of Good Government in the City, by Ambrogio Lorenzetti

We know from experience that trust takes time to build, but it only takes an instant to destroy. In this sense, and as the newly selected manager of the Technology Licensing Office (SAL), I aim to implement this feeling of trust. The use of intellectual property rights, for which SAL is well known, is merely a tool in business development. Nothing replaces trust, and strategic agreements often add more value than a portfolio full of patents. In other cases, the patents are the only way to travel from the drawer to the shelf. Likewise, in Good Government, it is not required to feel it to know it is real.

There is no magic formula, but there is a SAL, available and ready to value the effort and work of INESC TEC researchers. Thus, we fulfil the institute’s goal of transferring new services, new products, new knowledge and new professionals to society. With passion and trusting relationships.

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