zakaria maamar , associate professor at the college of electronic resources at zayed institution , uae , warned science and development network ( scidev . com ) that , " this initiative is another boost to the study and development operations that are carried out in the uae . it will definitely provide researchers with the appropriate funds to sustain such actions and promote best practices in the community . " said elnaffar , assistant professor at the college of information technology at the many arab arab university , informed scidev . net that , with this initiative , the uae is taking the lead and sets a valuable example by building a solid develops network founded on knowledge collection and research .
Said Elnaffar is an employee of the United Arab Emirates University.