General Meeting

The highest body of NIIS is the General Meeting of its Members. The Members of NIIS are

  • the Ministry of Finance on behalf of the Republic of Finland,

  • the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communication on behalf of the Republic of Estonia and

  • the Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs on behalf of the Republic of Iceland.

Representatives of the Members:

Jarkko Levasma, Government CIO, Director General, Public Sector ICT, Ministry of Finance, Finland

Erik Janson, (Acting) Government CIO, Deputy Secretary-General for Digital Development, Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications, Estonia

Birna Íris Jónsdóttir, CEO, Digital Iceland, Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs, Iceland

Management Board

NIIS is managed and represented by the Management Board. The Management Board is elected for three years and may have one to three members. The members of NIIS have agreed that the Management Board shall comprise a single member who shall act as the Chief Executive Officer of the Institute. The CEO is in charge of the day-to-day management of the Institute, as referred to in subsection 26(1) of the Non-profit Associations Act.

Chief Executive Officer

Ville Sirviö, +372 7130 801, ville.sirvio@niis.org

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Advisory Group

The Advisory Group is formed for the purpose of supporting the Chief Executive Officer and relaying information and instruction between the operative level and the General Meeting. For clarity, the Advisory Group is not a formal organ of the Institute and has no decision-making power on its own.

Advisory Group Members

Riho Kerge, Head of Department of State Data Exchange, Information System Authority, Estonia

Atte Pirttilä, Development Manager, Finnish Digital Agency, Finland

Riitta Autere, Ministerial Adviser, Ministry of Finance, Finland

Hrefna Lind Ásgeirsdóttir, Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs, Iceland