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29th November 2023

Newsletter November 2023 #2

Newsletter of Digital Iceland November #2

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For Grindavík

Ísland.is now has an information website that is meant to keep track of all information that the inhabitants of Grindavík may need. Digital Iceland has developed tools that are accessible to public entities and can be activated in a very short time. The tools that were activated at this time are:

  • For Grindavik website on Ísland.is goal is to gather all information related to the earthquake to a single location in order to decrease informational chaos. Many public entities are involved in updating issues relating to, for example, housing, education, employment and for a long time. Priority was setting up a registration related to housing but new useful information is constantly being added.

  • Application system Ísland.is

  • Service page Ísland.is

  • Askur Ísland.is

For Grindavik website


Benefits of the Digital Mailbox

The digital mailbox of Ísland.is is already delivering benefits, despite being barely halfway through its implementation in the public sector. Each year, about 8.5 million documents are sent to the mailbox. It can be assumed that the cost of sending that many paper letters through actual mailslot is over a billion ISK. Instead, the fixed operating costs of the Digital Mailbox is about one and a half million ISK. This means that the financial benefits of a digital mailbox are considerable.

This benefit has proved to be an incentive for public entities and a necessary tool in the present economic situation.

New on Digital mailbox implementation plan


Finance on Ísland.is app

The status of individuals with the government is now available on Ísland.is app, as well as a payment plan in the case of debt. Information on family, vehicles and real estate was already available.

Ísland.is app


Welcome Disability Rights Protection Office of Iceland

Rights protection for disabled people has moved its website to Ísland.is and we warmly welcome them.

The Disability Rights Protection Office on Ísland.is


Welcome Samráðsgátt

Samráðsgátt is now part of the Ísland.is community after moving its website. We warmly welcome Samráðsgátt.

Samráðsgátt á Ísland.is


Older version of My Pages on Ísland.is close

The old version of My pages on Ísland.is will close on January 2, 2024. From the closing, the Digital Mailbox will only be accessible on the new My pages on Ísland.is and in the Ísland.is app.

News on the closing of older my pages


European Health Insurance Card on My Pages

Information about the European health insurance card can be found on My Pages Ísland.is. You can also apply for a new card there. The card entitles the cardholder to health services in EEA countries and Switzerland.

My pages Ísland.is


Influencers Ísland.is

Digital Iceland's vision is to simplify people's lives, which makes the user experience a key element. Citizens of this country have the opportunity to register as agents and thus participate in testing the technical solutions of Digital Iceland and providing feedback. About 240 people have already registered as agents, but Ísland.is is now calling for feedback from those who live and work here but do not speak Icelandic.

Influencers á Ísland.is


Among the projects of Digital Iceland

  • Decision on estate exchange

  • Ownership of machinery and equipment

  • Renewal of driving licences

  • My pages: Finance, movements during the period

  • My pages: The Social Insurance payment plans

  • My page: My intellectual property rights

  • My pages: Loan and payment statements from the Housing and Infrastructure Administration

  • My pages: Study summary from INNU

  • My page: Permission of healthcare practitioners

  • Electronic inheritance report

  • Electronic registration of real estate purchase contracts

  • Digital fishing certificate

  • Notification of occupational accidents

  • Applications for residence permits

  • Application for renewal of residence permits iteration

  • Application for old-age pension

  • Application to a university

  • Application for housing benefit

  • Application for citizenship iteration

  • Application for authentication

  • Information website on university studies in Iceland

  • Icelandic The Social Insurance Administration website.

  • Icelandic Administration of Occupational Safety and Health website.