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Background: Telecommunication infrastructure requires regular maintenance and upkeep for its networks’ matrices, but existing approaches have been associated with issues such as time consumption and concern costs, as well as safety hazards. Newer developments in drone technology present progressive opportunity through the improvement of current maintenance processes by means of automation, predictability, and real time computation. Objective: The article seeks to assess whether the use of drone in telecommunication maintenance enhances the operational productivity through increasing the efficiency, reducing cost, safety, environmental and scalability and in different terrains. Methods: The methods followed included the conduct of experimental surveys with drone operations in five different telecommunication settings. These areas of interest were inspection efficiency, the accuracy of condition-based maintenance, signal received signal power, delay reduction through edge computing, and energy consumption. Sophisticated numerical computations, like Kalman filters and various frameworks of edge computing, were used in this context to draw analytical insights on the collected data. Results: The methods that used drones lowered the time needed for inspections by ¾ and cut the expenses by 49.3% and increased safety and quality of the coverage. Predictive maintenance was found to have achieved 89.7% accuracy with the system response time being 246ms at different site. The results of energy consumption model depicted the errors under 2% confirming this approach’s suitability for operational planning. Conclusion: By evaluating the applicability of drones in telecoms maintenance, the paper shows that the notion of drones in this context is promising both now and in the future. These results signal existing and potential applications of drones is to incorporate drone technology into infrastructural management solutions to address emerging needs in the industry.

INTRODUCTION: Iran, a country characterized by diverse geographical and climatic conditions, is constantly exposed to various natural and manmade disasters. Also, Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS), as one of the most critical relief organizations, plays a pivotal role in rescue and relief operations. Accordingly, this study attempted to identify the challenges associated with the implementation of disaster management policies in the rescue and relief operations of the IRCS. METHODS: In this mixed method research, qualitative data were collected through field research, with 12 experts and managers from IRCS, selected through non-random purposive sampling using semi-structured interviews following the theoretical saturation and was analyzed with MAXQDA-2022 software; in the quantitative phase, a total of 365 managers and experts were selected across the country using a multi-stage cluster sampling. Then, a 36-item researcher-made questionnaire was developed using a five-point Likert scale and descriptive and inferential statistical methods were employed using SmartPLS software. FINDINGS: The findings indicate that the implementation of disaster management policies in the rescue and relief operations of the IRCS faces numerous challenges. The qualitative analysis identified 8 global themes, 19 organizing themes, and 36 basic themes. In the quantitative phase, the following dimensions were found to have significant positive effects on the implementation of disaster management policies: resources and equipment (0.561), policy (0.868), empowerment and skills (0.921), decision-making (0.859), organizational structure (0.912), information and communication (0.637), public participation (0.610) and economic, political, and social conditions (0.573). among these, human resource empowerment (0.921) and organizational structure (β = 0.912) exerted the greatest influence on the efficiency of relief operations. CONCLUSION: According to the results, lack of adequate resources and organizational structure, shortage of up-to-date equipment, deficiencies in workforce skills, and poor inter-organizational coordination are key challenges in implementing disaster management policies in rescue and relief operations. Furthermore, enhancing human resource management, improving training and empowerment programs for relief teams, devising transparent and actionable policies, and increasing public and NGO participation can significantly enhance the effectiveness of relief operations. The proper implementation of policies in rescue and relief operations can substantially improve the efficiency of the IRCS in the face of disasters and in addition to reducing human casualties and resource wastage, can also direct society towards sustainable development.

Despite UNCLOS serving as the primary legal framework governing maritime conduct, challenges remain in effectively embedding human rights principles, ethical governance and inclusivity within its implementation, especially in geopolitically sensitive regions such as Malay Indo Archipelago. This raises the question of how fundamental legal traditions, such as those found in 15 th century Undang-Undang Melaka, a customary maritime code emphasizing human dignity, ethical conducts, and inclusive community governance- can highly inform and enrich contemporary international maritime law. The problem lies in the apparent disconnect between modern state centered ethical governance regimes and the human centered ethical governance principles that underpin long lasting peace. This study critically examines how the human right norms embedded in the Undang- Undang Melaka align with or differ from those in UNCLOS, arguing that the incorporation of these ethical and inclusive governance principle is crucial for fostering maritime cooperation, trust, and ultimately geopolitical peace. By exploring these normative intersections through a qualitative legal analysis, the research aims to demonstrate that the revitalization of customary law’s humanistic maritime governance, promoting more equitable and peaceful relations among maritime states.