By the editorial team. (Original publication in English)

During the first week of June, part of the Ideas for Change team attended the third General Assembly of the ETAIN project at the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute in Basel. Over three days, we discussed and learned about the progress in all areas of the project.

The ETAIN project is dedicated to validating and developing approaches to assess the impact of electromagnetic fields from a planetary health perspective. It explores options for reducing exposure in three areas: effects on humans, insects, and the planet.

In this context, Ideas for Change plays two crucial roles. Firstly, we lead the Communication and Dissemination of the project. In Basel, our team summarized the various activities carried out during the past year, presented a new internal communication strategy for the coming year, and launched a new social media channel for the project on Instagram. We also provided updated information on the teaser for the ETAIN app, our latest newsletter, and the most recent blog entries. Additionally, we announced an upcoming video focused on the application, the exposure mapping, and the dose calculator. An audiovisual team conducted several interviews and field recordings with experts to advance the production of the new chapter.

We also participated in the working group on the RF-EMF exposure application and portal (WP1). Consequently, we organized the scalability workshop for the application, which began with mapping stakeholders to improve the launch campaign. Subsequently, brainstorming sessions were held on dissemination activities to identify communities, events, and groups likely to adopt the application.

In addition to our presentations and activities, other partners shared their work during the General Assembly. Among them were the latest developments in the project application, exposure maps, and the dose calculator, now available on the project website. Existing tools in various locations across Europe for measuring RF-EMF exposure in insects were discussed, along with the most recent updates on planetary health. These updates explored the interconnections between RF-EMF exposure in the environment, insects, and humans, and evaluated how technological advancements are influencing exposure patterns over time.

The next project meeting is scheduled for June next year in Thessaloniki (Greece)!