Cuba launches new app on its national system

Cuba has launched a new application (app) for mobile phones and tablets offering information about its political and electoral systems, local media reported Saturday.

The app, named XCuba and offered on the Android platform, was developed by professors and students at the Martha Abreu Central University, in the province of Villa Clara, and was released to mark the 41st anniversary of the country's constitution, according to official daily, Granma.

The new system brings together "in a single space information on various systems...to provide better knowledge on these topics."

Yanet Rodriguez, dean of the faculty of mathematics, physics and computing at the university, told Granma that XCuba seeks to boost awareness about the country's political system, and is mainly aimed at young people.

The app includes infographics, images, quotes, recordings and documents, including the Cuban Constitution, the electoral law, and "History Will Absolve Me," a speech pronounced by former president Fidel Castro during his trial for leading the attack on the Moncada Barracks in 1953.

The app will also soon be available for download on the website of the Cuban Parliament, with authorities keen on "making it available to download in all possible spaces."