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Gover nmentt opubl i shdr one/ UAV l egi sl at i oni n Spr i ng2018 TheGov er nmenthasannounc edi t spl anst opubl i s h l egi s l at i oni nSpr i ng2018.Aspar toft hi s ,i twi l l publ i s h adr af tDr oneBi l l andc ons ul t at i onwhi c hwi l l l ookat mandat i ngt heus eofs af et yawar enes sappsand ex t endpol i c epower st oi nv es t i gat eandaddr es sdr one i nc i dent sont hegr ound. Her ei st hef ul l t ex toft heDepar t mentf orTr ans por t pr es sr el eas ef r om 26t hNov ember : Newpower sf orpol i c et oaddr es si l l egal anduns af e us eofdr ones Pol i c ear es ett obegi v enpower st opr ev entt he uns af eorc r i mi nal us eofdr onesaspar tofanew pac k ageofl egi s l at i on. Themeas ur esar ei nt endedt oal l owdr oneus er st o c ont i nuef l y i ngs af el yandl egal l y ,hel pi ngt opl ac et he UKatt hef or ef r ontoft hef as t gr owi ngdr onei ndus t r y . Thi swi l l al s opav et hewayf ort hedev i c est obe har nes s edf orar angeofus esbybus i nes s esand publ i cs er v i c es . Thedr af tDr oneBi l l ,whi c hwi l l be publ i s hednex tSpr i ng,wi l l gi v eof f i c er st her i ghtt o or deroper at or st ogr ounddr oneswher enec es s ar y . Of f i c er swi l l al s obeabl et os ei z edr onepar t st opr ov e i thasbeenus edt oc ommi tanof f enc e. Newmeas ur es wi l l al s omak ei tmandat or yf ordr oneowner st o r egi s t ert oi mpr ov eac c ount abi l i t y .Anddr oneoper at or s wi l l ber equi r edt ous eapps–s ot heyc anac c es st he i nf or mat i onneededt omak es ur eanypl annedf l i ght c anbemades af el yandl egal l y . Banni ngdr onesf r om f l y i ngnearai r por t sorabov e400 f eetc oul dal s of or m par toft henewr egul at i ons .The newsc omesas£500, 000off undi ngf orapi oneer i ng newdr onespr ogr ammei sannounc edt ohel pc i t i es s hapet hewayt hi snewt ec hnol ogyoper at esandt he benef i t si tbr i ngs . Av i at i onMi ni s t erBar ones sSuggs ai d: “ Dr oneshav egr eatpot ent i al andwewantt odo ev er y t hi ngpos s i bl et ohar nes st hebenef i t soft hi s t ec hnol ogyasi tdev el ops .Buti fwear et or eal i s et he f ul l pot ent i al oft hi si nc r edi bl yex c i t i ngt ec hnol ogy ,we hav et ot ak es t epst os t opi l l egal us eoft hes edev i c es andaddr es ss af et yandpr i v ac yc onc er ns .Thes enew l awss t r i k eabal anc e,t oal l owt hev as tmaj or i t yof dr oneus er st oc ont i nuef l y i ngs af el yandr es pons i bl y , whi l eal s opav i ngt hewayf or dr onet ec hnol ogyt o r ev ol ut i oni s ebus i nes s esand publ i cs er v i c es . ”
TheGov er nmentwi l l publ i s ht hedr af tDr oneBi l l f or c ons ul t at i onandi nt r oduc es ec ondar yl egi s l at i on amendment si nSpr i ng2018.Changest ot heAi r Nav i gat i onOr derwi l l meant hatt hatmean: dr oneus er swi l l hav et os i ts af et yawar enes st es t s us er sofdr oneswei ghi ng250gr amsandov erwi l l i n f ut ur ehav et ober egi s t er ed TheGov er nmenti sal s owor k i ngc l os el ywi t hdr one manuf ac t ur er st ous egeof enc i ngt opr ev entdr ones f r om ent er i ngr es t r i c t edz ones . TheFl y i ngHi gh Chal l enge,r unbyNes t ai npar t ner s hi pwi t hI nnov at e UK,i ss ett ol aunc honMonday ,27Nov emberwhen c i t i eswi l l bei nv i t edt or egi s t ert hei ri nt er es t .Upt of i v e c i t i eswi l l bes uppor t edi nt her es ear c hand dev el opmentofdr onet ec hnol ogywhi c hc oul d t r ans f or mc r i t i c al s er v i c esi n–f orex ampl e,emer genc y heal t hs er v i c esandor gant r ans por t ,es s ent i al i nf r as t r uc t ur eas s es s mentandr epai r ,andpar c el del i v er yandl ogi s t i c s . Nat i onal Pol i c eChi ef s ’ Counc i l Leadf orCr i mi nal Mi s us eofDr ones ,As s i s t antChi efCons t abl eSer ena Kennedys ai d: “ Pol i c ef or c esar eawar eoft heev eri nc r eas i ngus eof dr onesbymember soft hepubl i candwear ewor k i ng wi t hal l r el ev antpar t ner st ounder s t andt het hr eat st hat t hi snewt ec hnol ogyc anpos ewhenus edi r r es pons i bl y ori l l egal l y .Donott ak et hi sl i ght l y–i fy ouus eadr one t oi nv adepeopl e’ spr i v ac yorengagei ndi s r upt i v e behav i our ,y ouc oul df ac es er i ousc r i mi nal c har ges . Pol i c eof f i c er swi l l us eal l av ai l abl epower st o i nv es t i gat er epor t sofc r i mi nal mi s us eofdr onesand s eekt heappr opr i at epenal t y .Mak es ur ey ouk nowt he r ul esf orus i ngadr onebec aus ei ti sal way sy our r es pons i bi l i t yt oens ur et haty ouar eac t i ngwi t hi nt he l awandi nl i newi t ht heCi v i l Av i at i onAut hor i t y ’ sDr one Code. ” Ti mJ ohns on,Pol i c yDi r ec t oratt heCAAs ai d: “ TheCi v i l Av i at i onAut hor i t y( CAA)s uppor t st hes af e dev el opmentofdr onesi nt heUK.Dr onesc anbr i ng ec onomi candwor k pl ac es af et ybenef i t sbutt oac hi ev e t hos eweneedev er y onef l y i ngadr onenowt odos o s af el y .Wewel c omepl anst oi nc r eas edr oneoper at or t r ai ni ng,s af et yawar enes sandt hec r eat i onofnof l y z ones .Wehav ebeenwor k i ngwi t hGov er nmentand t heav i at i onanddr onei ndus t r i est oeduc at edr one oper at or sbys uc c es s f ul l ypr omot i ngt heDr onec ode, whi c hpr ov i desaneas yt of ol l owgui det oUKdr one r ul es . ”
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Af r i ca’ sf i r sthumani t ar i andr onet est i ngcor r i dor l aunchedi nMal awibyGover nmentandUNI CEF LI LONGWE,Mal awi / NEW YORK,29J une2017–TheGov er nmentofMal awi andUNI CEFt odayl aunc hedanai rc or r i dort o t es tpot ent i al humani t ar i anus eofunmannedaer i al v ehi c l es ( UAVs ) ,al s ok nownasdr ones .Thec or r i dori st hef i r s ti nAf r i c a andoneoft hef i r s tgl obal l ywi t haf oc usonhumani t ar i anand dev el opmentus e. I ti sc ent r edonKas unguAer odr ome,i nc ent r al Mal awi ,wi t ha 40k mr adi us( 80k m di amet er )andi sdes i gnedt opr ov i deac ont r ol l edpl at f or mf ort hepr i v at es ec t or ,uni v er s i t i esandot her par t ner st oex pl or ehowUAVsc anbeus edt ohel pdel i v ers er v i c est hatwi l l benef i tc ommuni t i es . “ Mal awi hasov ert hey ear spr ov edt obeal eaderi ni nnov at i on andi ti st hi sopennes st oi nnov at i ont hathasl edt ot hees t abl i s hmentofAf r i c a’ sf i r s tdr onest es t i ngc or r i dorher ei nMal awi , ” s ai dMal awi ’ sMi ni s t erofTr ans por tandPubl i cWor k s ,J appi e Mhango.“ Wehav eal r eadyus eddr onesaspar tofourf l oodr es pons eandwec ans eet hepot ent i al f orf ur t herus es ,s uc has t r ans por t at i onofmedi c al s uppl i es ,whi c hc oul dt r ans f or ml i v es i nr emot er ur al c ommuni t i es . ” TheHumani t ar i anUAVT es t i ngCor r i dorwi l l f ac i l i t at et es t i ngi n t hr eemai nar eas : 1.I mager y–gener at i ngandanal y z i ngaer i al i magesf ordev el opmentanddur i nghumani t ar i anc r i s es ,i nc l udi ngf ors i t uat i on moni t or i ngi nf l oodsandear t hquak es ; 2.Connec t i v i t y–ex pl or i ngt hepos s i bi l i t yf orUAVst oex t end Wi Fi orc el l phones i gnal sac r os sdi f f i c ul tt er r ai n,par t i c ul ar l yi n emer genc i es ; 3.Tr ans por t–del i v er yofs mal l l owwei ghts uppl i ess uc has emer genc ymedi c al s uppl i es ,v ac c i nesands ampl esf orl abor at or ydi agnos i s ,i nc l udi ngf orHI Vt es t i ng. TheUAVc or r i dorwi l l r unf oratl eas toney ear ,unt i l J une2018. Si nc et heannounc ementi nDec ember2016,12c ompani es , uni v er s i t i esandNGOsf r om ar oundt hewor l dhav eappl i edt o us et hec or r i dor .Thi si nc l udesdr onemanuf ac t ur er s ,oper at or s andt el ec om c ompani ess uc has :GLOBHE( Sweden)i nc ol l abor at i onwi t hHemoCueandUCANDRONE( Gr eec e) ,andPr ec i s i on( Mal awi ) ,al l ofwhi c hwer epr es entatt hel aunc ht o demons t r at ec onnec t i v i t y ,t r ans por t at i onandi mager yus esr es pec t i v el y . “ Thi shumani t ar i andr onet es t i ngc or r i dorc ans i gni f i c ant l yi mpr ov eouref f i c i enc yandabi l i t yt odel i v ers er v i c est ot hewor l d' s mos tv ul ner abl ec hi l dr en, ”s ai dUNI CEFOf f i c eofGl obal I nnov at i onPr i nc i pal Adv i s erChr i s t opherFabi an.“ Thes uc c es sof t hes et r i al swi l l dependonwor k i ngi nnewway swi t ht hepr i v at e s ec t or ,gov er nmentandl oc al ent r epr eneur sandengi neer swho c anens ur et hatt ec hnol ogi esdel i v erappr opr i at es ol ut i onsf or t hepeopl ewhoneedt hem t hemos t . ”
UAVt ec hnol ogyi ss t i l l i nt heear l ys t agesofdev el opment . UNI CEFi swor k i nggl obal l ywi t hanumberofgov er nment sandpr i v at es ec t orpar t ner st oex pl or ehowUAVs c anbeus edi nl owi nc omec ount r i es .Al l pr oj ec t sadher e t oas t r i c ts etofi nnov at i onpr i nc i pl es ,wi t haf oc uson opens our c eandus er c ent er eddes i gn.
Thel aunc hoft heUAVt es t i ngc or r i dorf ol l owsapi l otpr oj ec ti nMal awi i nMar c h2016ont hef eas i bi l i t yofus i ng dr onesf ort het r ans por t at i onofdr i edbl oods ampl esf or ear l yi nf antdi agnos i sofHI V.Thi ss t udys howedt hat UAVsar eav i abl eaddi t i ont oex i s t i ngt r ans por ts y s t ems , i nc l udi ngt hos eus edt ohel pwi t ht hedi agnos i sofHI V. UNI CEFhasal s odepl oy eddr onest os uppor tt heGov er nmentofMal awi ’ sr es pons et or ec entf l oods .UAV f l i ght swentouti nSal i ma,Li l ongweandKar ongabet weenFebr uar yandApr i l 2017t opr ov i deaer i al f oot age t ohel pas s es st heneedsofaf f ec t edf ami l i es .Theai m of t hef l i ght swast oc onduc tf as t er ,mor eef f i c i entand c os t ef f ec t i v eas s es s ment soft hes i t uat i onofc ommuni t i esandf ami l i es .UNI CEFi sal s oex pl or i ngt hepot ent i al f ordr onest obeus edt os uppor ti mmedi at es ear c hand r es c ueef f or t s . “ Mal awi hasl i mi t edr oadac c es st or ur al ar easev enat t hebes toft i mes ,andaf t eraf l as hf l oodear t hr oadsc an t ur nt or i v er s ,c ompl et el yc ut t i ngof faf f ec t edc ommuni t i es , ”s ai dUNI CEFMal awi Repr es ent at i v eJ ohannesWedeni g.“ Wi t hUAVswec aneas i l yf l yov ert heaf f ec t ed ar eaands eec l ear l ywhatt hei mpac thasbeenont he gr ound.Thi si sc heaperandbet t err es ol ut i ont hans at el l i t ei mages . ”
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