24th February 2025
24th February 2025
Newsletter February 2025
Newsletter of Digital Iceland February 2025.
Digital Iceland nominated for Future of Government Awards
Digital Iceland has been nominated in two categories at the international Future of Government Awards. These awards are presented annually to governments, technology teams, and individuals working to improve public services by developing and implementing digital solutions. In recent years, Digital Iceland has received numerous nominations and awards, both domestically and internationally, for various collaborative projects in digital development. Iceland ranks 5th in the world among UN member states in digital services and infrastructure (eGDI).
Future of Government Awards is awarded in five categories and Digital Iceland receives its first nominations in two; Digital Team of the Year where it looks at smaller teams that have had extensive impact in the digital transformation of the last two years, and Open Source Creation Award where the criterion is open source software that has proven its value and the possibility for governments in other countries to reuse it.
Most nations around the world are now striving to improve public services through digital solutions and speed up various processes, streamline operations, and increase positive environmental impact. Technological solutions enable public sector entities to do more for less, and better meet the needs of the citizens they serve.
The Future of Government awards focus on teams and leaders who have excelled in these areas. The awards committees are made up of international experts and it is clear that competition is fierce.
The sponsors of the awards are the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the consultancy firm Public Digital, and AWS. The prize was first awarded in 2022.
Application for upper secondary school at Ísland.is
Applications for placements in vocational programs are already open, but the general application for the school winter 2025-2026 will open in March for older students and at the end of April for new students.
Read more about the application
Access Keys Introduced on Ísland.is
The possibility of creating a passkey in the Ísland.is app is in process, which makes it easier for users to navigate between the app and the Ísland.is website. Users can then create an access key in the app settings, which will be stored on the user’s device, and can subsequently open links from the app to the website using the phone’s fingerprint reader or eye reader instead of electronic ID.
Application for a pension and earnings plan on Ísland.is
You can now apply for a pension, half pension, or a pension for fishermen on Ísland.is. Part of applying for a pension is to submit an earnings plan which is also available on Ísland.is My pages.
Ísland.is CDO
On February 17, the deadline for applications for the job of Chief Data Officer of Ísland.is ended. Applications are currently being processed, but 35 applied for the job.
Events of Digital Iceland
Digital Iceland attended the UT Messa and had good and useful conversations with partners as well as users.
Director of Digital Iceland Birna Íris gave a talk on the subject of the State’s data complexity at the UT Messa, where she reviewed the important steps that lie ahead in data accessibility.
A workshop was held for the consultants who are part of the Digital Iceland advisory offering. The goal of the course was to share work processes with future collaborative consultants to ensure a consistent work practice.
Birna Íris also gave a speech at Eolas Digital Government, which took place in Ireland earlier this month. At the event, she shared with delegates Iceland’s position on digitising public services.
Digital Iceland’s projects include:
Applications
Acknowledgement of school attendance (primary school)
Changing the primary school
Revocation of old-age pension
Registration of a lease
Application for secondary school
TR Revenue Plan
Reporting an online crime
Mandatory systems
Mandate for the Director of Enterprise
Foster parents
Admin system
Digital Mailbox statistics for institutions
Meetings/presentations
Content management on 25th of February 2025
Web Managers on 3rd of March 2025
Service managers on 5th of March 2025
Conferences
Global Government Forum Innovation - London 26 March 2025
Website in process
Civil Protection
The District Court
The Government Property Agency
Health care in the capital area
Landspítali National University Hospital
The Police
The Icelandic Centre for Research
My pages Ísland.is
Prescriptions and Pharmaco history
Place on waiting list
Notifications
Medicinal product licence expires
18th anniversary
Digital Mailbox
Interactive communication
Advisors Ísland.is
The formation, operation, and obligations of undertakings