Digital Iceland
What does a government agency need to do?
Submit an application to Digital Iceland with information about a technical contact
Connect their document library to the X-Road
An agency is responsible for publishing and hosting data and therefore needs to ensure a secure operational environment
Benefits for government agencies
User-friendly display on central website as well as in app
Saves paper and shipping costs
Increase efficiency and data security of individuals and legal entities
Content in a digital mailbox is considered published when it becomes available in the recipient's digital mailbox
Promote that the government's main communication channel with these parties becomes digital
"Hnipp" - Notifcations
The Digital mailbox uses common notification framework to notify recipients either by email or by a push notification to the Ísland.is app that a new document is waiting for them in their mailbox.
Recipients can opt out in the settings in the top right corner of My pages/Digital mailbox. Contact is made via email/push:
IF the document provider (sender) wishes
AND recipient has not opted out of the notification.
The role of Digital Iceland
Supports document distribution connections and programming where needed
Operates the mailbox but does not store any data
