Space and the global village : tele-services for the 21st century : proceedings of international symposium 3-5 June 1998, Strasbourg, France

Recent developments in telecommunications have led to new developments in tele-services, particularly tele-health and tele-education, for the benefit of those living in either the developed world or the less developed world. The benefits accrue to individuals and also to society at large. An international and interdisciplinary Symposium was organized by the International Space University to bring together technical and non-technical people to consider the future applications of space techniques to tele-services. The Proceedings of this Symposium are essential reading for all who need to appreciate the broad range of issues involved in this developing area. Front Matter....Pages i-xiv The Next Billion Years: Space and the Human Challenge....Pages 1-13 Front Matter....Pages 15-15 Satellite-Delivered Services in the Face of Migrating Markets....Pages 17-22 A Mexican Case Project to Encourage Space Technology and Technology Transfer in Developing Countries....Pages 23-32 A New Approach to Building a Global Business....Pages 33-42 Report on Panel Discussion 1....Pages 43-44 Front Matter....Pages 45-45 Space Technology: a Boon to Health and Education Services Worldwide....Pages 45-50 Front Matter....Pages 51-51 Telemedicine Education Program for Medical Students: from Space Telemetry to Earth Medicine....Pages 53-59 Tele-Health Services in Developing Countries — Problems and Prospects: The Nigerian Experience....Pages 61-72 Emergency Telemedical Assistance in Remote Locations....Pages 73-86 Telemedicine - The Regulatory and Policy Challenges....Pages 87-91 Report on Panel Discussion 2....Pages 93-94 Front Matter....Pages 95-95 Tele-education Service Structure and 21 st Century Projects of Anadolu University in Turkey....Pages 97-100 The University Space Network — a Successful Experiment in Tele-Education....Pages 101-109 Space and the Global Vision of a Typical Village in the Developing World....Pages 111-117 Tele-education: Benefits of Space and Integration of Multimedia Technologies....Pages 119-122 Tele-Virtual Reality: A Major Shift in the Field of Teleservices....Pages 123-134 Report on Panel Discussion 4....Pages 135-135 Front Matter....Pages 137-137 “M.I.S.S.I.O.N.”: a Space-based System and Operation Strategy for the Provision of Global Geoinformation Services in the 21 st Century....Pages 139-148 Tele-Geoinformation Service for Sustainable Urban Management: A Satellite-based Observation Approach for the 21st Century....Pages 149-155 Tele-Services Between Earth and Moon: Information Flow to and from Lunar Settlements....Pages 159-172 Front Matter....Pages 137-137 Telescience for a Shuttle Payload and for the International Space Station....Pages 173-179 Tele-business in China: Opening New Frontiers for the Entrepreneur....Pages 181-193 Tele-Banking and Tele-Business: Actual Trends for Next Century....Pages 195-203 Report on Panel Discussion 5....Pages 205-205 Front Matter....Pages 207-207 The Future of the Global Village: Vision from the Outer Space Perspective....Pages 209-221 Tele-Services and the Right to Privacy....Pages 223-230 Nation States in the Global Village: the “Cold War” Legacy and Space Activities in the ChangingWorld....Pages 231-238 Summary to session 6....Pages 239-239 Front Matter....Pages 241-241 Report on Panel Discussion 7....Pages 243-244 Front Matter....Pages 245-245 The ITESM’s Virtual University and the Educational Models for the 21st Century....Pages 247-251 A Web-Based Education Program on NASA Space Shuttle Processing....Pages 253-254 Is Anyone There? Tele-Psychiatry and the Human Touch....Pages 255-258 Front Matter....Pages 259-259 Epilogue to the ISU Symposium: “Space and the Global Village: Tele-services for the 21st Century”....Pages 261-263 Back Matter....Pages 261-263 Proceedings of the International Symposium, 3-5 June 1998, Strasbourg, France