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8th June 2022

Newsletter May 2022 - 2

Newsletter of Digital Iceland May 2022 number 2.

Having a baby

Digital maternity leave

A digital application for parental leave has played a key role in the development of Ísland.is' application system and removed obstacles that will be of use to all institutions that wish to take advantage of the system.

The application was quietly aired on Ísland.is and on the website of the Directorate of Labour in the following year. It is clear that demand was high, as in April the proportion of digital applications rose by more than 50%, despite the fact that the service was not introduced specifically. The digital application saves a lot of time for individuals that no longer need to gather information and send it to their parental leave funds. They now retrieve the information needed automatically and submit it to the fund's work system. About 14 thousand people apply for parental leave every year and it is clear that they save a lot of time for individuals, employers and employees of the Maternity/Paternity Leave Fund. Not to mention the paper savings.

Expecting parents now apply digitally and can follow the status of their applications in the Ísland.is app.

Digital parental leave


Connecting the State Conference - 8th of September 2022

The conference will now be held for the third time, which will review all the developments in the digital transformation of the public sector. The conference will be open to all. Save the date!


Icelandic Service Website - NEW

We constantly seek new ways to provide information to users and the latest product is the service website of Ísland.is. The website is ranked according to the most common questions of users and thus, the user is the key role.

Look at the Service Website


Ísland.is Payment Plan - NEW

Part of the service The Financial Management Authority provides is to improve access to information through My Pages on Ísland.is. What's new is that taxpayers can set up their own distribution of payments.

Your finances at My Pages


The State Human Resources Centre in Iceland.is

Working on Iceland.is is the Human Resources Centre, which contains information for managers and human resources personnel in the state. The website is provided by the Financial Management Authority and the Division of Wage and Human Resources. The website was previewed at dawn and now human resource people have an opportunity to review and improve in collaboration with the administrators. The project is a part of coordinating and improving information provision.

Look at Mannauðstorg.is


Renewal of residence permit - digital application

Applications for renewal of residence permits can now be sent to the Directorate of Immigration digitally through the website of Iceland.is.

Read entry on renewal of residence permit


Amongst the projects in digital Iceland these days are:

  • Icelandic Health Insurance on Ísland.is

  • Your passport - publishing information on Ísland.is and in the app

  • Digital passport application

  • Electronic registration of creditor change

  • Electronic registration of deeds

  • Log on to My Pages for companies

  • Log on to My Pages for children

  • Authority system for government agencies

  • My Pages - display of passport

  • My Pages - display of vehicles

  • The website of the Directorate of Immigration to Ísland.is

  • Digital application for driving licenses and renewals

  • Electronic submission of annual accounts to the National Audit Office

  • Two-year guide to digital services for municipalities

  • Application for a general fishing permit to the Directorate of Fisheries