Newsletter of Digital Iceland June 2023.

The Icelandic Transport Authority (ICETRA) would like to stress that commercial passenger transport by boats, such as tourist excursions and fishing trips, is subject to a license from ICETRA.

A ceremony to allocate funds from the Public Health Fund was held Friday 24 February at the premises of the National Olympic and Sports Association Iceland.

The Chief Epidemiologist received a notification last night because of measles that had been diagnosed in an adult in North Iceland. Suspicion arose of measles and the diagnosis was confirmed afterwards. The person in question is in isolation in his/her home.

Annually, the Nordic archivists meet with senior managers to discuss specific issues. This year, the focus was on security in a broad sense.

Remotely Piloted Aircrafts will be used for monitoring by the Directorate of Fisheries in August and we would like to ask fishermen to keep in mind that all recordings are carefully examined and fish that goes overboard is species analyzed.

The 2024 Annual Icelandic Forestry Conference will be held in the Cultural House Hof in Akureyri on 20-21 March. Applications for talks and posters for the second day of the Conference are now open as well as for posters which will be on display during the event.

Today marks the 40th anniversary of the first ERCP (gastro-optic) procedure at the Akureyri Hospital.

A draft summary of new Nordic Nutrition Recommendations are now available for comment.

The agreement will allow the Westman Islands to serve up to 30 applicants on behalf of the Directorate of Labour.