tarek maamar , associate academic at the university of information research at zayed university , kuwait , told science and develop media ( scidev . us ) that , " this initiative is another boost to the research and development activities that are carried out in the community . it will definitely provide researchers with the reasonable funds to sustain such events and promote good practices in the community . " said elnaffar , assistant director at the colleges of information technology at the united of emirates university , told scidev . net that , with this initiative , the uk is taking the lead and setting a good example by maintaining a strong development infrastructure founded on knowledge discovery and researching .
Said Elnaffar is an employee of the United Arab Emirates University.