During her visit to the institution last week, Minister of Food and Agriculture Bjarkey Olsen Gunnarsdóttir engaged in discussions with Land and Forest Iceland representatives regarding three significant challenges: the development of a comprehensive soil map for Iceland, the mapping of agricultural land, and the establishment of a new seedhouse in Vaglaskógur. This seedhouse is crucial for enhancing the production of the larch hybrid known as 'Hrymur'.

Cloud solutions increase security of data storage, improve services and promote innovation.

The Cancer Society in Akureyri (KAON) recently donated so-called pain mattresses to the internal medicine ward at the Akureyri Hospital. They are specially designed for patients with pain, but also prove to be effective as bed sore protection.

Today, May 17th, the Day of Doctors is celebrated for the first time in Iceland to highlight and acknowledge their important contribution to clients and society as a whole.

Prepare for flu season and COVID-19. As flu season approaches, there's uncertainty about how COVID-19 will behave epidemiologically. In the winter of 2022/23, Iceland saw an increase in cases from November to January, although the numbers were significantly lower than in the previous winter.

In Februarky, 89% of expectant parents chose the digital parental leave application process.

The employees of the Communication Centre meet to discuss the well-being in the workplace.

Payments for April 2024 will be made on the first day of the month as in all other months of the year.

Newsletter of Digital Iceland September 2024.

On the evening of December 18, a volcanic eruption began again in Reykjanes at Sundhnúks crater. The fissure was initially about 4 km long, and lava and gas came out of the fissure. No ash is detected in the atmosphere. The force of the eruption has decreased considerably and is now erupting from several vents on the fissure.