Speaker: Pedro Dominguinhos. 16 October 2025 – 2 p.m. (BR) / 6 p.m. (PT).

In this open lecture, we will share an integrated reading of the PRR, based on the experience of the National Monitoring Committee (CNA-PRR). The aim is to understand how a plan designed in an emergency context became a living laboratory for public policy based on results, innovation and cooperation. We will discuss its governance philosophy — a programme based on goals and results, which funds the effective delivery of objectives and not just the expenditure incurred. A model that values accountability, transparency and trust, but also places high demands on public institutions, companies and implementing partners. We will discuss the European framework, the differences in pace between countries and what Portugal has achieved: more than a thousand projects already in place, from nurseries and student residences to research centres, health infrastructure, affordable housing and mobilising agendas that bring together companies, universities and technology centres in a joint effort for innovation and competitiveness. The class will also address the lessons and challenges of the future, from the need to accelerate implementation by 2026 to strengthening impact assessment and coordination between the PRR and Portugal 2030. The PRR is more than an investment plan: it is a collective exercise in planning, implementation and trust, which teaches us to think about development in an integrated, measurable and shared way. The challenge I leave to participants is to reflect on the legacy we want to build: how to prolong this transformative energy and make it permanent — in public policies, universities, companies and Portuguese society. The future is built on results. And on the ability to learn from them.

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