1. Merav Battat
Jonathan Crisman
Hila Lothan
Alice Shay

2. What are Smart Cities?
MOBILITY INSTANT CONNECTIONS
MEDIA FOR LEARNNG TECHNO-UTOPIA?

3. Why are Smart City strategies good for Kiryat Gat?
Aligns existing New high-tech
assets image
Synergy with Improved civic Increased
nearby large communication lifestyle options
businesses for all ages
KIRYAT GAT IS AT AN IDEAL SCALE AND CATALYST POINT FOR SMART TOOLS...
OPPORTUNITY TO BE THE FIRST OF ITS KIND

4. Potential Smart City strategies for Qiryat Gat
4. NATIONAL TECH
COMPETITIONS
1. WIFI
5. POP-UP CITY
2. TECH
CAMPUS 3. PARKS &
GARDENS

5. Pop-Up’s are temporary interventions in under-utilized spaces that experiment with
future urban uses and solutions for a better city.
TACTICAL COMMUNITY SPACES CO-WORKING INCUBATORS
COMMERCE EXPERIMENTS INSTANT LIFESTYLE EVENTS

6. The Smart Pop-Up City System for Qiryat Gat
DIGITAL
PLATFORM
POP-UPs LONG-TERM PROGRAMS
NEW SMART CITY FUTURE FOR QIRYAT GAT

7. Digital Platform for the Smart Pop-Up City
4. FLEXIBLE
MOBILITY
May
June
1. WIFI
HOTSPOT
http://w
ww.qiry
at-gat.m
uni.il/
3. REALTIME
SIGNAGE
2. ONLINE
PLATFORM

8. Potential Smart City tools to support Pop-Up’s
Digital Tools
Spatial Opportunities MOBILE & SMS Stakeholder Groups
RESIDENT
VACANT BUILDINGS
ENTREPRENEURS
DIGITAL SIGNAGE
NEIGHBORHOOD
VACANT LOTS
ASSOCIATIONS
ONLINE PLATFORMS SCHOOLS &
PUBLIC OPEN SPACES
EDUCATORS
CULTURAL SPACES & WIFI HOTSPOTS DEPT. OF
SCHOOLS SOCIAL SERVICES
TEMPORARY YOUTH &
MALL & SHOPPING STRIPS
ELDERLY
STRUCTURES
DISUSED INDUSTRIAL
LOCAL START-UPS
BUILDINGS & SITES RESPONSIVE
ENVIRONMENTS
TRANSIT STOPS & ROUTES ADVOCACY GROUPS
LED LIGHTING &
PROJECTIONS
COMMUNITY & INTEL &
FAITH-BASED CENTERS LOCAL BUSINESSES
REALTIME
GEO-TAGGING

9. Potential Smart City tools to support Pop-Up’s
Digital Tools
Spatial Opportunities MOBILE & SMS Stakeholder Groups
RESIDENT
VACANT BUILDINGS
ENTREPRENEURS
DIGITAL SIGNAGE
NEIGHBORHOOD
VACANT LOTS
ASSOCIATIONS
ONLINE PLATFORMS SCHOOLS &
PUBLIC OPEN SPACES
EDUCATORS
CULTURAL SPACES & WIFI HOTSPOTS DEPT. OF
SCHOOLS SOCIAL SERVICES
TEMPORARY YOUTH &
MALL & SHOPPING STRIPS
ELDERLY
STRUCTURES
DISUSED INDUSTRIAL
LOCAL START-UPS
BUILDINGS & SITES RESPONSIVE
ENVIRONMENTS
TRANSIT STOPS & ROUTES ADVOCACY GROUPS
LED LIGHTING &
PROJECTIONS
COMMUNITY & INTEL &
FAITH-BASED CENTERS LOCAL BUSINESSES
REALTIME
GEO-TAGGING

10. Scenario 1: Digital Literacy Center for the Elderly
*
DIY!
VACANT BUILDINGS
WIFI HOTSPOTS
ONLINE PLATFORM
ELDERLY RESIDENTS
ADVOCACY GROUPS
DISCOVER

11. IMPLEMENTATION

12. *
*
INCREASED CIVIC PARTICIPATION
IMPACT

13. Scenario 2: Art & Culture Hub in the Industrial Zone
New Pop-Up in
Kiryat Gat!
UNDER-UTILIZED
INDUSTRIAL SITES
PROJECTIONS
MOBILE & SMS
COMMUTERS
RESIDENTS
DISCOVERY

14. IMPLEMENTATION

15. I can’t wait to check
out Kiryat Gat’s
Pop-Up!
Review
O
Pop-Up ur
!
IMPROVED EXTERNAL IMAGE
IMPACT

16. Scenario 3: Start-Up Incubators + Public Co-Working Hotspots
Kiryat Gat is the
first Smart City in
Israel...
We have a
venture for
Kiryat Gat!
PUBLIC SPACES
DISUSED UNITS
UBIQUITOUS WIFI
CO-WORKING INCUBATORS
POP-UP CITY COORDINATOR
ENTREPRENEURS
DISCOVERY

17. IMPLEMENTATION

18. Tech Start-up Pop-Up
ENHANCED BUSINESS CLIMATE
IMPACT

19. Urban Feedback Loop & City Patterning
CLUSTERS CORRIDORS INDUSTRIAL BUFFER ZONE

20. Big Ideas Made to Last
TEMPORALITY SCALE INCREMENTALISM
Increased lifestyle Improved Civic
Aligns existing assets
options for all ages Communication
Synergy with large
New high-tech image
businesses: Intel, HP, etc.
QIRYAT GAT IS AT AN IDEAL SCALE AND AT A CATALYST POINT FOR SMART TOOLS...
THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO INNOVATE A NEW METHOD OF URBAN REGENERATION.

21. Immediate Implementation: Ubiquitous WIFI and Hotspots