zakaria maamar , assistant professor at the department of information tech at zayed state , uae , told science and development network ( scidev . net ) that , " this initiative is another challenge to the work and growth practices that are carried out in the usa . it will definitely provide researchers with the appropriate funds to enable such activities and advance best processes in the community . " ahmed elnaffar , assistant teaching at the school of communication industry at the united arabic emirates university , told scidev . org that , with this award , the uae is taking the lead and setting a positive example by building a strong develops infrastructure founded on knowledge research and research .
Said Elnaffar is an employee of the United Arab Emirates University.