zakaria maamar , associates professor at the university of information technology at zayed university , uae , informed scientist and project network ( scidev . nets ) that , " this initiative is another boost to the research and education activities that are carried out in the uae . it will definitely provide researchers with the appropriate money to sustain such activities and promote best practices in the community . " mohammad elnaffar , assistant dr at the college of communication technology at the united arab emirates university , told scidev . net that , with this initiative , the uae is assuming the lead and setting a valuable model by building a successful develop system founded on scientific discovery and research .
Said Elnaffar is an employee of the United Arab Emirates University.