How to create a shared approach to Alaska’s future prosperity

Joel Cladouhos

COMMENTARY

The draft Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy, or CEDS, for 2022-2027 is available online at https://ua-ced.org/statewide- ceds. The lead state agency is the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development. The University of Alaska Center for Economic Development is facilitating the process, which began in January 2022.

The mission of the CEDS is “to create a shared approach to Alaska’s future prosperity that is locally based, regionally driven, and state connected.” Alaska needs this mission to be fulfilled. The draft CEDS offers a solid starting point, but needs three changes to fulfill its mission: linking indicators to objectives, lengthening the timeline and broadening the lens.

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