Freezing ahead of summer vacation

The title of this newsletter may be the last thing we generally wish for, but a sure relief for the Digital Iceland team. Freezing time ahead of the summer vacation should ensure that we and our people have a quiet and uneventful summer vacation.

Digital Iceland works in seven-week cycles containing three two-week springs. At the end of each two-week run, the publication manager shall direct the publication of updates and new services provided by public entities and teams, such as the band director. The seventh week of the cycle is called the intermediate week, which is designed to allow teams time to review what went well, what went wrong, and what needs to be improved and changed before entering the next cycle.

The freeze we are in now means that it will not be published every two weeks over the summer and will provide breathing space to gather strength into next winter.

Interesting statistics:

• 91% of expecting parents choose digital maternity/paternity leave application

• 95% of driving instructors use digital driving learning process

• The Askur chat handled 74% of total communications

• 15 websites public entities have moved to Ísland.is

• 27 public entities are working on moving their websites to Ísland.is

• Ísland.is received 495 thousand visits in May and 1.5 million page views

• 86% of criminal records digitally over the year or 6.915

• 80% of residence certificates digital for the year or 670

• 69% of digital applications for citizenship over the year or 302

• 72% digital renewal of residence permit for the year or 1.209

• 99,5 % renewal of firearms licences for the year or 651

• 91% digital firearms licences year-on-year or 456

Pre-registration Connecting the state 2023 - Conference

The conference Connecting the state will take place on the 22nd of September. Pre-registration has begun, but already 250 people have signed up.

Register to the conference

AWS Seeks Icelandic Advice

The AWS education team is currently interviewing some of the partners at Digital Iceland with the aim of sharing with the world the digital transformation in Iceland.

AWS Institute

Starfatorg moved to Iceland.is

The first version of Starfatorg on Ísland.is is in the air, but this summer will be used to gather user stories to build further improvements.

Starfatorg á Ísland.is

Digital Disability Certificate available on Ísland.is

Digital Disability Card is now available in the Ísland.is app and on Ísland.is My Pages.

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University studies on Ísland.is

A first step in gathering information on all available university studies in Iceland was taken recently.

University studies on Ísland.is

Working is a new life event on Ísland.is

Working is a new life event on Ísland. Here are the main points to be considered when entering the labour market.

Working on Ísland.is

Driving instructors are now digital

This May, the final step in digitising learning how to drive process by publishing the driving study journal digitally on Ísland.is My Pages. 

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Income tax brackets on Ísland.is

Ísland.is has a collection of helpful information - from life events to issues such as driving lessons and maternity leave. The Ice­land Rev­enue and Cus­toms have created a great information page that explains the income tax brackets very well and should be helpful to many.

Income tax brackets in Iceland

Digital Iceland's projects include:

• Decision on estate exchange

• Ownership of machinery and equipment

• Renewal of private driving rights

• Renewal of driving licences

• My pages: Finance, movements during the period

• My pages: Healthcare and dentists

• My page: My intellectual property rights

• My pages: Study summary from INNU

• My ethics: Permission of healthcare practitioners

• My pages. Machinery and equipment

• Electronic inheritance report

• Electronic registration of real estate purchase contracts

• Consultation portal - updated user interface

• Digital driving licence confirmation at Vínbúðin

• Digital application for maternity/paternity leave: Permanent foster care and a residence grant

• Digital fishing map

• Digital passport application

• Notification of occupational accidents

• Application for a residence permit

• Application for renewal of residence permits iteration

• Application for citizenship iteration

• Application for authentication

• Application for a tachograph card

• Welfare Quality and Upper-Lift Agency website

• Website of Samgöngustofu on Ísland.is

• Website of Tryggingastofnunar on Ísland.is