News
The Inaugural InnovateGov Conference
Aug. 23, 2023
Catalyst director Scott Tait moderated a panel titled “Why Innovative Small Businesses Should Be Encouraged to Work With the Government,” in which panelists discussed ways that small businesses can engage with the U.S. Navy.
The New Rules of War
Sept. 8, 2022
Watch and listen to Rob Spalding, Brig. Gen. USAF (retired) and moderator Scott Tait, who is director of the National Security Innovation Catalyst, discuss Spalding’s new book, War Without Rules.
Catalyst Hosts Five Eyes Event on Emerging Technology
March 11, 2022 | IGCC news
What role will emerging technologies play in an era of intensifying great power competition between democratic, capitalist states and authoritarian regimes? This news story shares highlights from a February 2022 Five Eyes event hosted by IGCC’s Catalyst initiative, in partnership with San Diego-based trade leadership from Australia, Canada, and the United Kingdom. The multinational panel explored the implications of autonomous systems, quantum computing and communications, advanced materials, and bio-health science for security and the growing rivalry between democratic states and authoritarian regimes.
Catalyst Year-In-Review
May 25, 2021 | Lindsay Morgan interviews Scott Tait
The United States is a world leader in innovation, research, and technology, but risks losing its national security edge to rising competitors. The Catalyst initiative, which launched in 2019, aims to drive investment in, and adoption of, security innovations by strengthening connections between the national security community, innovators, investors, and policymakers. In this interview, Catalyst director Scott Tait talks about the project’s first year and how the pandemic helped shape it.
Artificial Intelligence and National Security
How might AI be used to strengthen national security—and how well-positioned is the United States to address potential challenges? On March 17, global experts from government, academia, and industry gathered virtually at the National Security Innovation Forum to discuss the impact of AI on national security. This articles describes key national security issues raised during the meeting, and practical solutions.
Innovation at the Edge: Artificial Intelligence and Ethics Webinar
Dec. 11, 2020
In this webinar featuring Catalyst Executive Director and IGCC affiliated researcher Scott Tait, researchers from UC San Diego discuss the ethical implications of expansions in artificial intelligence (AI). Among the questions covered are: How will AI impact society? As AI continues to be more pervasive in our daily lives, from smart devices to facial recognition, in what areas will it have the biggest impact? What ethical hurdles do we face with advancing AI applications? And what do we need to do to overcome these potential pitfalls?
Catalyst Supports COVID-19 Response
Apr. 20, 2020 | By Lindsay Morgan | IGCC News
COVID-19 is challenging populations, economies and medical systems around the globe. As the impact of the pandemic grows, innovators across UC San Diego have responded, rapidly developing solutions that will improve pandemic response efforts in Southern California, and potentially across the country and beyond. One of the organizations responding is Catalyst, a new initiative of the UC Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation (IGCC).
Q&A with Scott Tait, Executive Director, Catalyst
Feb. 13, 2020 | By Lindsay Morgan | IGCC News
In this interview, Catalyst Executive Director Scott Tait talks about the global shifts that provide the impetus for Catalyst, the barriers to innovation and how Catalyst will tackle them, and what brought him to UC San Diego after nearly 30 years in the Navy.