The Alaska DMV is launching a mobile credential that will give residents the option to use a digital ID alongside their physical driver’s license or ID card. This new solution enhances security and privacy while offering a safer way to manage personal identity.
The Alaska Native corporation for the Kodiak Island region selected Allen Debes as CEO of Koniag Capital, a holding company for Koniag’s commercial technology business lines.
State agencies collaborated to achieve a major milestone in avalanche mitigation technology, successfully using drone aircraft to trigger two avalanches.
Doyon Technology Group is expanding its portfolio of companies to include Arctic IT Government Solutions, a company dedicated to transforming government operations through innovation and efficiency.
A housing designer, a seafood e-commerce platform, a marine products maker, and two different types of sensing technologies are recipients of Technology Research and Development Center of Alaska Phase 0 grants.
ZS2 Technologies, a Calgary-based building material technology company is expanding into Alaska thanks to a partnership with Paragon Construction Solutions.
Green energy technology is built through mining. Without certain raw materials, such as graphite and rare earth metals, everything from the lithium-ion batteries that power Teslas to those storing electricity from wind turbines would be impossible to create, says US Senator Lisa Murkowski.
Collectively, the programs will help Chugach learn more about the trend toward transportation electrification and its impacts on the power grid.
While everyone is eager to get back to normal (or close to what normal used to look like), Alaska’s organizations are making the most of the opportunities they have now, helping people travel far and wide—digitally, at least.
AlCan ONE, which began construction in spring 2019, establishes a secure and reliable fiber connection to any point in the contiguous United States, providing Alaskans with a robust internet transport connection for decades to come.