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16th February 2024

Newsletter February 2024

Newsletter of Digital Iceland February 2024

utverdlaun 2024

Ísland.is wins the IT-Award in Iceland

Ísland.is received the IT-Award 2024 in the category of IT - Digital Public Service for the year 2023. The award was given at the IT conference, one of the biggest events each year in the IT sector in Iceland.

The IT Awards are awarded for outstanding contributions to IT in Iceland. The award is given by the Icelandic Reporting Technology Association (Ský), and has been awarded annually since 2010. Miðeind received the honor award of 2023 for outstanding contributions to IT. In addition, five categories were awarded:

  • As mentioned above, Ísland.is was awarded as the IT-Digital Public Service.

  • Digital advancement at Landspítali was chosen as the IT company.

  • Indó was awarded the IT-Sprotinn award.

  • DALA.CARE awarded as IT-Digital Public Service

  • ALDA was selected UT - Multivariable Model

Read more about the awards


Event-calendar Ísland.is

Organizations that have moved their websites to Ísland.is are part of the editorial board of Ísland.is, and have a direct influence on the development of the website. There has been a great demand for an event calendar within the Ísland.is community which has now been published.

SAk's event calendar


Service page of the Icelandic Transport Authority

The Icelandic Transport Authorities impressive service page on Ísland.is has launched, but it collects the main questions simply and conveniently. Common questions contained therein will be added to Ask - chatbot in the coming weeks. All of this is done to improve access and information.

Icelandic Transport Authority service page


Digital journey in numbers

Numerous statistics are closely monitored to evaluate the success of the digital journey. Those statistics are now publicly available on the website of Digital Iceland.

Digital Journey in numbers


Assessment of foreign studies on Ísland.is

Information pages as well as a request for an evaluation of foreign studies are now available on Ísland.is. There are three types of evaluations: Evaluation of foreign higher education, Assessment of upper secondary education and License for a regulated profession.


Directorate of Health's license

The Directorate of Health's license certificates are now available in the Application System on Ísland.is. This means that healthcare professionals can log in and receive their certificates sent to the Digital Mailbox. The vision for the project is that this will simplify the lives of those who already have a license, but the application for a license is being processed in the Application System on Ísland.is.

Read more on health care licenses


Ticketing systems undergo a tender

A ticketing system for Ísland.is and its affiliated organizations is now open. The service system aims to improve service to users at the country's main service organizations.

More about the ticketing system tender


Eva Sigurbjörg to Digital Iceland

Eva Sigurbjörg Þorkelsdóttir is a new member of the Digital Iceland team and has taken on the role of quality and project manager. Welcome to Eva!

Ragnhildur Helga, CTO of Digital Iceland

Ragnhildur Helga Ragnarsdóttir has taken on the role of Chief Technological Officer. Ragnhildur was already part of the Digital Iceland team having previously been a product manager for Digital Mailbox and Iceland.is My Pages.

Digital Iceland team


Among the projects of Digital Iceland:

  • Ownership of machinery and equipment

  • Renewal of driving licences

  • My Pages: Finance, Movements within a period

  • My pages: The Social Insurance Administration’s payment plan

  • My pages: My Intellectual Property Rights

  • My pages: The Student Summary from INNU

  • My Pages: Healthcare Professional Permits

  • Electronic Inheritance Report

  • Electronic registration of real estate purchase agreements

  • Permit: The fishing license

  • Reporting of work accidents

  • Application for a residence permit

  • Application for renewal of residence permits iteration

  • Application for pension

  • Application for university

  • Application for citizenship iteration

  • Application for authentication

  • Information website on university education in Iceland

  • The website of the State Prosecutor

  • The website of the Social Insurance Administration

  • The website of the Directorate of Labour