
The Syracuse AI Innovation Digital Alliance represents an opportunity for us to formalize a multistakeholder collaboration that will use Artificial Intelligence in responsible and trustworthy ways in order to create a smarter city and a more accessible environment for the acquisition of digital skills,” Jennifer Byrne, MSUS chief technical officer at Microsoft, said. “For this new era of digital transformation to benefit us all, we need to create strong ties across government, academic institutions, and industry in support of a common vision of a digital future.

Microsoft representatives are visiting Syracuse this week, meeting with community stakeholders and planning for implementation of programs and services it will make available to people, nonprofits, and businesses, per a Thursday news release from the local organizations involved. Top executives of Microsoft (NASDAQ: MFST) on Thursday joined with the City of Syracuse, Onondaga County, and Syracuse University’s School of Information Studies (iSchool) for a signing ceremony to launch Microsoft’s “expansive” partnership in Syracuse.

(Photo credit: City of Syracuse Twitter page) Onondaga County Executive Ryan McMahon (right) watches Walsh sign the document during the Thursday morning event inside the iSchool. Syracuse Mayor Ben Walsh signs a memorandum of understanding in the partnership between the City of Syracuse, Microsoft, Syracuse University School of Information Studies (iSchool), and Onondaga County.
