The Ísland.is application system is the topic of discussion in this episode of the Digital Chat.

In Egilsstaðir 16 to 20 October and Eskifjörður 23 to 27 October.

A major milestone was achieved in the project on electronic registrations on April 13th when the first real estate agent registered a sale for real estate purchases electronically.

Due to ongoing search and rescue operations in Grindavík, the Icelandic Transport Authority has, at the request of the Police Commissioner at Suðurnes district, prohibited drone flights over and around Grindavík.

The Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs is looking for a strong and ambitious editor to lead the strategy of the presentation of content on Ísland.is, develop the content and accessibility policy of Ísland.is and thus support the transformation of digital public services.

Work on the data security classification of the state has now been completed. The purpose of the work is to guide institutions and ensure the security of information of individuals and companies which the state is obliged to keep.

In accordance with instructions in the Data Protection Authority ruling, the statement on the treatment home in Varholt and Laugaland has been removed from the website of GEV.

Note that Ísland.is authentication is never used for home banking logins.

A new law on the planning of sea and coastal areas has come into force, no. 88/2018, which was passed by parliament on 12 June last year. The law states that a general policy on planning issues should be established in the sea and coastal areas and that a detailed regional plan should be established in certain areas along the coast of Iceland.

The Communication Centre’s policy for 2024-2026 states that it will try to increase the availability of published symbolic cultural material, including the publication of interviews with Icelandic sign language speakers on SignWiki.