agha maamar , associate professorship at the institution of communications technologies at zayed province , uae , advised scientist and develops gateway ( scidev . in ) that , " this initiative is second incentive to the research and develops activities that are carried out in the uae . it will probably provide researchers with the appropriate funds to sustain such activities and support best practices in the community . " said elnaffar , visiting professor at the university of communications management at the united arabian states university , told scidev . net that , with this effort , the uae is putting the lead and setting a best example by building a substantial development infrastructure formed on science discovery and collaboration .
Said Elnaffar is an employee of the United Arab Emirates University.