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Just in time for the annual full sessions of the National People’s Congress and the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, Xinhuanet.com and China Mobile have launched a campaign called “Ask the Premier” to promote “democracy with Chinese characteristics.”
By Tuesday, more than 250,000 text messages were sent as a response to the campaign, mainly from blue-collars, farmers, and students. According to Beijing-based political observer, the Chinese government encourages grass-root citizens to “orderly participate in politics” to expand democracy…
Yeah, it’s kinda weird when you have China and democracy in the same sentence. On the other hand, it’s nice to see how mobile technology makes politics more accessible for ordinary Chinese people.
[Via: textually.org]
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Dusan Belic
Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.
