The French Videotex System Minitel: A Successful Implementation of a National Information Technology Infrastructure.

Author List: Cats-Baril, William L.; Jelassi, Tawfik;
MIS Quarterly, 1994, Volume 18, Issue 1, Page 1/20/2017.
Building an advanced national information technology infrastructure can provide a competitive advantage for the countries that develop it as well as for the companies that operate in those countries. This article describes the development of the French national videotex system Télétel, also known as Minitel. The factors—technical and political—that made Télétel successful are explained and contrasted against other national videotex systems that became commercial failures. Political intrigue, technical capability, creative choices, and the deep pockets of a government-owned utility are all part of the Télétel story.
Keywords: case study; computerization of society; diffusion of innovation; Information technology; IS technology transfer; public policy; videotex
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