THE EFHRAN PROJECT
Paolo Ravazzani Istituto di Ingegneria Biomedica Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche Milano
Interactions of RF with the human being State of knowledge Jeudi 18 Dcembre 2008
Executive Agency for Health and Consumers EAHC Health 2008 Programme - Second programme of community action in the field of health (2008- 2013) EFHRAN European Health Risk Assessment Network on Electromagnetic Fields Exposure Starting date: February 1, 2009 Ending date: January 31, 2012

PARTNERS

Istituto di Ingegneria Biomedica CNR - Italy

Paolo Ravazzani

Fundaci Centre de Recerca en Epidemiologia Ambiental (CREAL) - Spain

Elisabeth Cardis

Universit degli Studi di Genova - Italy

Guglielmo DInzeo

Institute of Nonionizing Radiation - Slovenia

Peter Gajek

Kraeftens Bekaempelse (Danish Cancer Society) - Denmark

Joachim Schz

Health Protection Agency United Kingdom

Zenon Sienkiewicz

National "Frderic Joliot-Curie" Research Institute for Radiobiology and Radiohygiene - Hungary

Gyorgy Thuroczy

Laboratoire de l'Intgration du Matriau au Systme, UMR 5218 CNRS - France

Bernard Veyret

. and Collaborating partners

GENERAL OBJECTIVES

To establish a European health risk assessment network on EMF. Strategic objectives: Monitor and search for evidence of health risks related to EMF exposure. Characterize and, where appropriate, quantify potential health risk posed by EMF exposure. Enhance the EC's ability to respond rapidly to health issues and concerns related to EMF using scientifically sound advice and analyses. Improve the compilation of knowledge and its dissemination on issues related to EMF and health.

OBJECTIVE 1

To monitor, analyse and identify health risks due to EMF exposure on the basis of human studies.
To monitor and review key research results on the possible effects of exposure of humans to EMF and to identify any potential EMF health risks.

OBJECTIVE 2

To monitor, analyse and identify health risks due to EMF exposure on the basis of in vitro/in vivo studies
To monitor and review key research results from in vivo/in vitro (animals) studies to identify any EMF health risks.

OBJECTIVE 3

Quantitative EMF exposure assessment
To estimate the amount, duration, and pattern of exposure to EMF from various sources.

OBJECTIVE 4

Exposure-response assessment and related metric on EMF exposure
To estimate the magnitude of possible risks due to exposure to electromagnetic fields, considering their pattern and modulation

OBJECTIVE 5

Risk characterization and related indicators
To characterize population risks, using information on exposure response and exposure distribution obtained within the project

OBJECTIVE 6

Input to communication and risk management processes

To identify priority areas for immediate intervention where appropriate. Identify main needs for risk communication.
EMFNETCoordinationAction 20042008
EMFNET Bruxelles,May30,2008

EMFNET:afewnumbers

Contractors:38 Additionalinterestedbodies:14 Involvedcountries: 19 Technicalworkinggroups:19plusEFRT Involvedexperts: 85

EMF-NET: a few facts

Interpretationreports: 60 Factsheetsandshortreport: 30 OtherreportsandsupporttoECservices: 15 Organization/coorganizationofevents: 30 Interviews,PressReleases,etc:around15 Scientificpublications:3(plusone)booksand1SpecialIssueof Bioelectromagnetics Otherpublications: catalougueofECFP5researchonEMFand health
WORKSHOP on Current Trends in Health Risk Assessment of Work-Related Exposure to EMFs
MILAN, FEBRUARY 14-16, 2007 http://www.icnirp.org co-organized with
2 WORKSHOP on EMF Risk Communication: Effective Risk Communication in the Context of Uncertainty
Stresa, Maggiore Lake, Italy, May 2 - 4, 2007 http//emf-net.isib.cnr.it
EUROPEAN COMMISSION DIRECTORATE GENERAL JRC JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE
Electromagnetic Field Exposure: Risk Communication in the context of Uncertainty
Editors Carlos del Pozo Demosthenes Papameletiou Peter Wiedeman Paolo Ravazzani Emilie van Deventer
The Universe is a grand book which cannot be read until one first learns to comprehend the language and become familiar with the characters in which it is composed Galileo Galilei
http://emfnet.isib.cnr.it

press kit

innovation at France Telecom

January 2007

Press contacts: +33 (0) 93 Nilou du Castel nilou.ducastel@orange-ftgroup.com Fabienne Moiteaux Fabienne.moiteaux@orange-ftgroup.com

Background

the industry is undergoing far-reaching changes innovation is driving change a unique approach to innovation which has won a number of awards

R&D

key figures missions international presence "open" approach a few examples of R&D innovation innovate and sustain

Technocentre

products developed by the Technocentre

Explocentre

the industry is undergoing far-reaching changes
The telecoms industry is changing fast. This is mainly the result of new technologies IP, fixed and mobile broadband, optical fibre, contactless technologies, etc. which are bringing radical changes to our core business as operator. And which have led, for instance, to the appearance of software that lets users make PC-to-PC calls free of charge a major challenge for a telecom operator. At the same time, the borders between hitherto distinct sectors are disappearing: not only media, computing, electronics and telecoms but also transport and banking services. Telecoms have a key role to play in this convergence.
The customers themselves are changing too. They are no longer drawn by technological innovations as such. They are increasingly demanding and difficult to retain. Many are attracted to low-cost offers. The brand is no longer a sufficient drawcard. We have to be able to prove that we provide substantial services along with the brand.
These changes which may seem like threats are also opportunities, providing we innovate.
innovation is driving change
In this complex environment, France Telecom has adopted a transformation plan, known as NExT and promising a new experience of telecoms. The plan was announced in June 2005 by Didier Lombard, France Telecom's Chairman and Managing Director, and serves a dual purpose:
help the group speed up its transformation into an integrated operator help its customers access a world of richer, simplified services
Innovation, i.e. the ability to swiftly bring to market highly innovative products and services that our customers perceive as being of great value, is therefore a key element of this plan.
Part of the plan was the "innovation everywhere" programme, launched in December 2004 for an 18-month period with the aim of speeding up innovation in the group and increasing our ability to innovate with our customers and partners.
The programme resulted in:
the introduction of a single process (TTM or Time-To-Market process) for the design and development of new products for the group as a whole, along with a dashboard to optimise design lead times for new products
the creation of the Explocentre in September 2005, with the mission of exploring new business territories for the group.
a unique approach to innovation
By tradition, the France Telecom Group has always led the field in innovation, with a powerful R&D capability comprising researchers and a portfolio of over patents. Today though France Telecom has set up an organisation that will allow it to develop its capacity for innovation and shorten time-to-market for innovative products and services.
This organisation is grounded on the creation of a NExT strategic marketing division divisions for each country
The strategic marketing division's innovation process calls on three complementary entities: the Technocentre, R&D and the Explocentre.
which has won a number of awards
In 2004 and 2006, Forester Research cited France Telecom as one of the most innovative operators on the European market. In 2005, France Telecom was also awarded the "Best Innovator" prize by AT Kearney in the "Innovation and Technologies" category.
key figures researchers, technicians and engineers (worldwide) 15 locations worldwide 500 inventions patented every year, yielding a total of patents at 30 June 2006 Investments are on the rise: up by 20% in 2004 and 2005

missions

The R&D department has a twofold mission, conducting research/anticipation and providing expertise and developments for every stage of the product and service launch process, for the Technocentre, the country marketing divisions and the Explocentre. Research: detect disruptive technologies and acquire the expertise produce top-level intellectual property explore new technologies, services and applications reduce risk by making the most appropriate technological decisions Development reduce time to market industrialise products, services and network evolutions design future services improve existing offers develop strategic partnerships with industrial partners direct standardisation

international presence

France Telecom's R&D is located at 15 facilities around the globe (Issy les Moulineaux, Belfort,
Caen, Grenoble, Lannion, La Turbie, Rennes, Sophia Antipolis, Beijing, Seoul, Tokyo, London, Warsaw, Boston and San Francisco). It supports the group's international development by
making its expertise available to the seven group laboratories outside France (Beijing, Seoul,
Tokyo, London, Warsaw, Boston and San Francisco). Having a foothold in high-growth, fast-
changing areas makes the group faster to react and facilitates the detection of disruptive technologies and the resulting applications. It also facilitates partnerships with non-French industrial firms and the re-use of alternative technical solutions, for the benefit of our customers. Each non-French facility has its own specific R&D activities. Asia Tokyo: Seoul: new games, mobile very services, post-3G, (fixed robotics and researchers researchers

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Beijing: devices, open source, IP network services, speech processing 115 researchers United Boston: multi-modality, development of voice services 60 States researchers
San Francisco: Web 2.0, search engine, design 65 researchers Europe UK: multi-network mobility, IP services, user interfaces 65 researchers Poland (TP R&D): backbone network, network access, interoperability testing 70 researchers "open" approach In order to give its customers the best of innovation, R&D conducts an active partnership policy and works with the best specialists in technologies, devices and software, and content. Its goal in so doing is to develop or co-develop products, protocols and services. These joint projects address a wide variety of subjects. For example: Ericsson (IP-based consumer multimedia service), Siemens (new-generation network architecture to facilitate fixed/mobile interoperability), Nortel (IP-based multimedia services for the business market),
Thomson (new multimedia applications), Motorola ("Seamless Mobility" solutions), Nokia (new rich-media solutions). Our partnerships are international: Ericsson, Nokia, Intel, Microsoft, Fujitsu, Hitachi, Motorola, Nortel, Huawei, ZTE, etc.
We are also developing partnerships with our customers. Our goal here is to identify new business opportunities together and exploit our complementarities (e.g. Essilor, with whom we developed and marketed "communicating glasses" in 2005).

We also work with numerous start-ups. Some of these are R&D spinoffs (Netcentrex), but not all. Jabber is a prime example of a close relationship with a start-up that is not a France Telecom spinoff and which has resulted in major industrial agreements and even the acquisition of a stake in its capital. Some receive funding from our Innovacom innovation fund. The following are some of the start-ups with which we work: --Algty/Corvis / DA-Light Com / Envivio / Highdeal / Highwave Optical --Mobshow / Netcelo / Netcentrex / Qositel/Astellia / Telisma / Waidan / Wokup --Jabber, Atchik / Voxpilot / Voxmobili / Atrica / Streamezzo, etc. France Telecom enters into numerous research contracts with public laboratories and topranking universities, both in France and worldwide, so that it is constantly using the world's best innovation and can incorporate it into France Telecom networks and services.
We differentiate between: bilateral partnerships (to finance research on specific topics with CNRS, INRIA or GET) engineering schools in France (ENST, INT, ENS, SUPELEC, INRIA, etc.) and abroad relations in connection with international research programmes (projects in the European IST programme, EU projects such as Galileo and Giroads, etc.) participation in standardisation work (UMTS standard and IP protocol, as was the case for GSM, ATM, UMTS, IPv6, IP VPN, Wimax, etc.)

industrial partnerships.

With our European partners, we also support ambitious projects in France's Agence pour l'Innovation Industrielle (AII), with a particular focus on two projects: Quaero and network cooperation/interoperability with DT. Moreover, through its involvement in European programmes on information society technologies, France Telecom not only contributes to the successful outcome of work on major issues of the future but also acquires new skills and expertise. The active involvement of our R&D in cooperative programmes means we can leverage the standardisation work resulting from the research carried out there. These programmes raise our international profile as a driving force behind knowledge in Europe. France Telecom was involved in numerous projects under the Sixth Framework Programme for Technological Research and Development It either leads or is a major partner in ambitious integrated projects such as Beyond 3G, home audiovisual networks and platforms, or broadband for everyone. The group is also a member of European Technology Platforms (eMobility and NEM), which bring together major industry players to define policy and joint initiatives. For the beginning of 2007, France Telecom plans to be one of the leading contributors to FP7.
Lastly, our active participation in competitiveness clusters reflects our desire to play an active role in developing and disseminating innovation and research, and deepen our expertise in our strategic development areas. It enables our R&D to work upstream with local authorities, develop new cooperations, in particular with SMBs, strengthen established partnerships and conduct field trials. All seven of the projects submitted by the group were selected, including five projects with an international reach:

3 worldwide competitiveness clusters: Secure Communicating Solutions in the PACA region, Minalogic in Rhne-Alpes and System@tic in Ile-de-France. 2 clusters with a worldwide reach: Cap Digital in Ile-de-France and Images and Networks in Brittany.
2 clusters with a national or regional reach: Secure Electronic Transactions in BasseNormandie and Risk Management and Land Vulnerability in PACA and LanguedocRoussillon.
France Telecom representatives sit on the boards of directors of all of the competitiveness clusters. In addition, France Telecom chairs the Images and Networks competitiveness cluster in Brittany, focused on new technologies in the area of images and content distribution networks (fixed and mobile).
a few examples of R&D innovation
main achievements for 2004-2006

T3 T4 T1

VoIP Woo Europe

T2 T3 T4

Very high speed satellite access for residentials 118710 3000+ 1014+
Business Pack Internet Centrex L3 Bracelet Columba

Live Services

LiveServices V1
Livebox installed base of 2.6m in July 2006 Business Everywhere

MaLigne video telephony

Video telephony kiosk

LiveBox for businesses

Telephony + P3 Talk Now Very high speed Internet for businesses Messaging wizard for Woo IM ADSL2 + Music downloads Business Talk Internet pack for businesses OKOO Orange communicating glasses Business Talk IP Wanadoo Photo V3

Unik phone

Livecom
MMS+ Live HDTV demo over ADSL2+
SMS Gateway Multimedia Conference
World Cup in HD over MLTV FTTH pilot test

Funtones

R&D Presentation / January 07
research & development

France Telecom Group

Innovate and sustain Through both the services its develops and its method, the France Telecom Group's Research and Development contributes to sustainable development and makes it a core
commitment. As part of a planned corporate responsibility approach, it has deployed an action plan that incorporates the threefold sustainable development dimension (economic, environmental and social) into its strategy. France Telecom R&D plays a vital role in the group's sustainable development through the usage studies it carries out and the service projects it develops. It helps the group optimise the service it renders its customers and society in general, by designing products that can be used by everyone, developing alert and risk-prevention systems, and working closely with the healthcare community.

In deploying the world's first telecom Technocentre, Orange has cut the time required to go from the research stage to market.
The Technocentre brings together "3 Partners" with marketing, R&D and networking skills on the same site to collaborate on a project. In so doing, it speeds up the process by which innovations directly related to consumer usages are brought to market, while at the same time developing new modes of communication and consumption.
This new product development method places the Technocentre at the heart of the France Telecom Group's innovation chain. It makes it possible to bring products to the different markets more quickly and offer its customers products that meet today's needs and tomorrow's usage patterns.
Unik is a prime example of this ambition to transform ideas that are ahead of their time into simple, innovative products for consumers or simple, efficient solutions for businesses. The Technocentre is something of an invention factory for the France Telecom Group.

Summer 2006

Orange.fr is the portal site through which users access the Internet and mobile worlds of the Orange brand. It takes users to their personal home pages, photo albums, bookmarks, webmail and web-based text messaging. High-Definition Voice provides unparalleled sound quality, far superior to that of a conventional phone line. The Very High Speed Pilot Scheme (FTTH) provides innovative optical fibre access for our consumer customers. All home multimedia services can be used simultaneously and at very high data transfer rates.

Autumn 2006 Collection

Mobile HDTV lets users watch TV on their mobile with unprecedented image and sound quality. Unik, the two-in-one phone, is an option available with the Orange mobile service plan. It lets users make unlimited calls from home via the Livebox.
With the Explocentre, the France Telecom Group innovates even within the field of innovation and introduces groundbreaking new methods: the customer is at the centre of the creation process and contributes to innovation through the design stage. The teams are brought together at the same location in Paris (Passy) and work like genuine internal startups. The Explocentre was set up in September 2005 to accelerate the transformation of ideas or inventions proposed by group entities into products and services for NExT, with a focus on high-potential, but also high-risk, ideas.

The challenge facing the Explocentre is to identify new revenue sources, open up new business territories, and win back strategic target audiences. To achieve this, the Explocentre introduced:
new methods based on co-creation with customers and partners, using design to drive innovation. Ideas for services are investigated, tested and re-worked with our customers to find a real value potential.
new project management and selection methods, based on trial-and-error and investor models.
The Explocentre is an "incubator", hosting and supporting innovative projects that operate like small-scale internal start-ups. Each project consists of a multi-disciplinary "core team" working in close collaboration with regular contributors from the entire group. All sorts of concepts are explored here. Launch decisions are made by an investor-type governance committee. At each phase of the project, the decision can be made to halt the project, accelerate it into Time To Market, or continue exploration. The Explocentre is a link between proposals submitted by any group entity (primarily R&D) and the Technocentre/Business Units, to speed up business innovation. This approach in no way replaces R&D, whose researchers and experts keep the group at the forefront of innovation, and especially technological innovation. Instead, it complements R&D by being far more focused on very concrete business projects likely to generate new products and services in the short and medium term. Situated upstream from the Technocentre, which implements "mature" concepts, the Explocentre concentrates on incubating highly innovative concepts with strong potential, but too risky to be placed directly on the market. Once explored, concepts are submitted to the Technocentre, where they are either industrialised for a commercial launch or transferred to a spinoff or joint venture for development.
The Explocentre has been operational for over six months. More than 120 exploration projects have been investigated, 12 explorations are under way and nearly customers have been involved in the co-creation process.