ghazali maamar , associate academic at the college of information resources at khalifa institute , uae , told technology and culture network ( scidev . net ) that , " this initiative is our reward to the research and educational activities that are worked out in the community . it will definitely provide researchers with the appropriate funds to sustain such projects and strengthen best practices in the community . " said elnaffar , vice provost at the college of information sciences at the united - states universidad , told scidev . web that , with this program , the uae is took the lead and setting a good example by building a successful education environment founded on understanding discoveries and research .
Said Elnaffar is an employee of the United Arab Emirates University.