Launch of DigitalNIC right on first day of the new year was a pleasant surprise. For NIC, it was thus the beginning of a series of eventful happenings during the next three months. VIVID’18- The National Meet on Grassroot Informatics, Visit of NIC’s team to Sri Lanka for Information Technology and knowledge sharing, to mention a few. With much pride, NIC is on its stride to reach new horizons with much enthusiasm.

VIVID’18 inaugural speech of our Hon’ble Minister commending NIC was simply aspiring. The words reflected his keenness in the role, activity and achievements of NIC. His thoughts, vision and guidance keeps inspiring us and encourages NIC to achieve even further, contributing much for the success of Digital India. A visual-rich feature on VIVID’18, the successful event organized by NIC during February, is a highlight of this issue of Informatics.

The Spotlight section of this issue covers the visit of our Hon’ble Minister and the technology team of NIC to Sri Lanka as a part of International Cooperation. It also covers the launch of DigitalNIC and the Meeting on Artificial Intelligence for e-Governance. The districts, Lohit of Arunachal Pradesh and Visakhapatnam of Andhra Pradesh are featured in the District Informatics section. Articles covered in the e-Gov Products & Services are Jeevan Pramaan achievements, e-HRM System of NIC, Online GPF System of Arunachal Pradesh and PDF Digital Signing Tool 3.0. The sections such as Accolades, International e-Gov Update and In The News are here for you as always.

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Here’s wishing you a great season ahead.