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.

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The Next Billion Years: Space and the Human Challenge.- Satellite-Delivered Services in the Face of Migrating Markets.- A Mexican Case Project to Encourage Space Technology and Technology Transfer In Developing Countries.- A New Approach to Building a Global Business.- Report on Panel Discussion 1.- Space Technology: A Boon to Health and Education Services Worldwide.- Telemedicine Education Program for Medical Students: from Space Telemetry to Earth Medicine.- Tele-Health Services in Developing Countries Problems and Prospects: The Nigerian Experience.- Emergency Telemedical Assistance in Remote Locations.- Telemedicine - The Regulatory and Policy Challenges.- Report on Panel Discussion 2.- Tele-education Service Structure and 21st Century Projects of Anadolu University in Turkey.- The University Space Network a Successful Experiment in Tele-Education.- Space and the Global Vision of a Typical Village in the Developing World.- Tele-education: Benefits of Space and Integration of Multimedia Technologies.- Tele-Virtual Reality: A Major Shift in the Field of Teleservices.- Report on Panel Discussion 4.- M.I.S.S.I.O.N.: a Space-based System and Operation Strategy for the Provision of Global Geoinformation Services in the 21st Century.- Tele-Geoinformation Service for Sustainable Urban Management: A Satellite-based Observation Approach for the 21st Century.- Tele-Services Between Earth and Moon: Information Flow to and from Lunar Settlements.- Telescience for a Shuttle Payload and for the International Space Stationan Example Case with the CFZF Payload on STS-77 and Issues for Future Planning.- Tele-business in China: Opening New Frontiers for the Entrepreneur.- Tele-Banking and Tele-Business: Actual Trends for Next Century.- Report on Panel Discussion 5.-The Future of the Global Village: Vision from the Outer Space Perspective.- Tele-Services and the Right to Privacy.- Nation States in the Global Village: the Cold War Legacy and Space Activities in the Changing World.- Summary to Session 6.- Report on Panel Discussion 7.- The ITESM's Virtual University and the Educational Models for the 21st Century.- A Web-Based Education Program on NASA Space Shuttle Processing.- Is Anyone There? Tele-Psychiatry and the Human Touch.- Epilogue to the ISU Symposium: Space and the Global Village: Tele-services for the 21st Century.