Time literally flies and a new year beckons yet again !! It is time to make new beginnings and new resolutions in our personal and professional lives and I hope we all end up making the right choices in ours. Recently, the entire Informatics Family got a rare chance to get together for the Correspondents' Summit held at NIC Headquarters, New Delhi. Apart from being a happy and memorable occasion for all of us (see pic below), the event was also an eye-opener of sorts as we debated and deliberated upon several ways to make this publication better and more popular in the times to come. We have received some wonderful suggestions from within our own team to broaden our scope, reach and coverage so that Informatics becomes the default medium for anyone looking for authentic and comprehensive information on the e-Governance activities in the Country. This issue comes to you with all our regular sections full of information about the giant strides e-Governance in taking in different parts of the Country. The lead story, put together by Regional Editor R Gayatri focuses on the most significant sector 'Education' and is a reflection of the ICT initiatives being undertaken in this vital domain. In the Guest Column, we are honoured to have done an in-depth interview with Sh Jainder Singh, Secretary (DIT) wherein he shares his vision for the future of e-Governance in the Country. We also carry an extremely informative write-up in the other Guest column by Sh B Selvaraj, IAS, Administrator (Lakshadweep) who provides an insight into the revolutionary e-Gov initiatives being undertaken in the tiny UT down south. It is hoped that the contents of this issue will leave our readers more enlightened and informed about the latest in the ICT and e-Governance.