To mark the occasion of the new disability and rehabilitation system taking effect on 1 September, there will be a live stream from Gróska on Monday, 1 September at 11:00, which will go over the improvements the new system brings.

The police in Suðurnes are investigating a criminal case involving the seizure of approximately 20,000 tablets that are made to look like Oxycontin 80 mg tablets by the Icelandic Customs at Keflavík Airport.

The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) has adopted a new draft of guidelines on the use of pseudonymisation to help companies meet the requirements of the GDPR.

The thirteenth annual report on antibiotic use and resistance in humans and animals in Iceland with has been published.

Yesterday, the District Court of Reykjavík ruled in the case of the Directorate of Health against the Data Protection Authority due to a decision on security weaknesses on the website Heilsuvera. The District Court confirmed the Data Protection Authority’s assessment that there had been a serious weakness and that the lack of security gave rise to a fine. On the other hand, the amount of the fine was reduced from ISK 12,000,000 to ISK 8,000,000.

The Social Insurance Administration is offering an informational meeting on Monday, 10 November from 16:00 – 18:00 at Hlíðasmári 11 about retirement age matters.

A scientific article was recently published in the British Journal of Nutrition based on a national dietary survey among Icelandic adults conducted in 2019-2020.

The first meeting of the Wellbeing Council of Northeast Iceland was held on December 3. SAk’s representative on the council is Snæbjörn Ómar Guðjónsson, specialist in psychiatric nursing, with Ingunn Eir Eyjólfsdóttir, social worker, as his alternate. At the first meeting, the organizational structure of the Wellbeing Council, a communications charter, and rules of procedure were approved.

A new report on records preservation and management at municipal offices that are required to submit documents to the National Archives of Iceland shows that records management has steadily improved and compliance with regulations has significantly increased in recent years. However, the volume of paper documents subject to submission has grown considerably. The development of electronic records management at municipal offices is slow but steady.

The main role of the Fund is to provide loans and grants for projects that serve the purpose of promoting fish farming.