zakaria maamar , associate professor at the college of computing communication at zayed institute , uae , told science and development network ( scidev . net ) that , " this initiative is another boon to the research and education activities that are carried out in the uae . it will surely provides researchers with the appropriate fund to sustain such programs and promote smart practiced in the industry . " said elnaffar , assistant professor at the institution of software tech at the united arab emirates university , told scidev . net that , with this initiatives , the gulf is taking the leader and setting a good example by building a strong development community founded on knowledge discovery and research .
Said Elnaffar is an employee of the United Arab Emirates University.