zuhair maamar , associate professor at the campus of info technology at zayed universidad , uae , told sci and developing net ( scidev . ie ) that , " this initiative is further enhancement to the research and development activities that are carried out in the community . it will definitely provide scholars with the appropriate funds to sustain such initiatives and promote proper ideas in the community . " says elnaffar , assistant professor at the college of information technology at the three arab dubai university , telling scidev . ie that , with this initiative , the uae is following the lead and setting a fair model by building a substantial development sector founded on information discovery and science .
Said Elnaffar is an employee of the United Arab Emirates University.