Birna Íris Jónsdóttir has been appointed CEO of Digital Iceland.

Class A vessels can apply for an additional mackerel authorizations until 10th of September.

Fiskistofa is among the 130 public organizations and corporations that received award from Jafnvægisvogin in 2024.

Between 27 February and 1 March four employees of the Agency Sapport visited the Communication Centre in Malta, including three interpreters and their supervisor, and received a grant for this trip from the Erasmus+ programme.

A comprehensive history of the Gunnarsholt farm in Rangárvellir has been published in a book by Sveinn Runólfsson, a former Director of the Icelandic Soil Conservation Service. To celebrate this occasion, the author and the publishing house Sæmundur are hosting a celebratory event marking the publication in collaboration with Land and Forest Iceland.

In 2023, 18 people had their first artificial foot in Iceland, 53,564 applied for the European Health Insurance Card and 12,934 underwent colonoscopy.

Vidar Olason has been appointed the position of Director of Surveillance Division, which was advertised recently, while Elin Bjorg, the outgoing Director of the Surveillance Division, has taken over the job of Director general of the Directorate of Fisheries.

A jury has selected three best short films in the sixth edition of 2024 and the winner is Smáraskóli for the short film “VINIR Í RAUN”. We congratulate them!

On Sunday, 3 December, a ceremony occurred at Bessastaðir, where Guðni Th. Jóhannesson, President of Iceland, presented an award on Prevention Day 2023. Alma D. Möller, the Medical Director of Health and the President, gave a speech.

The topic of the National Archives of Iceland’s Research Day 2024 is databases and the opportunities they provide for research.