Over the last decades, novel wireless communication technologies, such as mobile telephones, cellular networks and Wi-Fi, have been developed at unparalleled speed. The forthcoming rollout of 5G technology across the EU is expected to bring new opportunities for citizens and businesses by enabling faster internet browsing, streaming and downloading, as well as by ensuring better connectivity. However, 5G, along with 3G and 4G, with which it will operate in parallel for several years, may also pose threats to human health. This event will present the results of two STOA studies, which take stock of our present understanding of the impacts of 5G on health and the environment.
PROGRAMME
10:00-10:15 – WELCOME and INTRODUCTION
Eva KAILI, MEP and STOA Chair
Michèle Rivasi, MEP and STOA Panel member
Ivo Hristov, MEP and STOA Panel member
10:15-10:30 – HEALTH IMPACT OF 5G
Fiorella Belpoggi, Ramazzini Institute, Bologna, Italy
10:30-10:45 – ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF 5G
Arno Thielens, Ghent University – imec, Ghent, Belgium
10:45-10:55 – PRESENTATION OF THE ESMH KNOWLEDGE MAP ON 5G
Julia Köberlein, Bernhard Scholz, Kontextlab, Munich, Germany
10:55-11:35 – DISCUSSANTS
Joachim Schüz, International Agency for Research on Cancer, WHO, France
Kurt Straif, Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), Spain
Martin Vácha, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
11:35-11:45 – CLOSING REMARKS
Ivo Hristov, MEP and STOA Panel member
Michèle Rivasi, MEP and STOA Panel member
Moderator: Michel Salvator Israel, Medical University, Pleven, Bulgaria.
Panel for the Future of Science and Technology (STOA) Main Page Link
Power Point Presentation on Health impact of 5G
Power Point Presentation on Environmental Impact of 5G
- https://saferemrtechnology.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Effects-on-Wildlife-of-5G-EU-Report.pdf
