Space and the Global Village: Tele-services for the 21st Century: Proceedings of International Symposium 3–5 June 1998, Strasbourg, France

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