Last week, a new water purification system for hemodialysis was put into use at SAk. It is a revolution in water purification and the system is much safer and quieter than the previous system.

The Directorate of Health will be closed from 12:00, Wednesday 20 November.

We are exploding from pride in the project Orð eru ævintýri, a new tool for enhancing literacy among preschool children. Last year, Orð eru ævintýri was published and given to children born in 2018, 2019 and 2020. Now we have improved and brought the book to all children born in 2021.

The Icelandic National Planning Agency has published preliminary and consultation reports for the work on the development of coastal area planning in the East Fjords and West Fjords. Diverse activities and resource utilization are carried out in the planning areas as well as they are used for outdoor activities of various kinds. The areas are connected to important bird areas and a number of seals, as well as areas protected by vegetation, landscape, wildlife and natural resources.

Nordic Institute for Interoperability Solutions is launching a call for tenders for the development of the X-Road data communications solution.

Three notices of collective dismissal were received by the Directorate of Labor in August.

On 22-23 August, an annual meeting of the Nordic Director of Public Prosecutions was held in Reykjavík.

The Social Insurance Administration is among the 130 entities that received recognition from the Equality Scale Award, the FKA’s dynamic project. This includes 93 companies, 15 municipalities and 22 public bodies. The criteria is to have a 40/60 gender ratio in the highest level of management.

The Icelandic GP Association holds a General Practitioners' Conference in October every two years, where doctors meet to learn about the latest trends and policies and strengthen their bonds.

The market for catch quota in herrring is open from 16:00 13 July to 14:00 18 July 2023.