zakaria maamar , associate professor at the college of information technology at zayed university , uae , informed sciences and development network ( scidev . net ) that , " this idea is another boost to the research and innovation programmes that are done out in the uae . it will definitely provide researchers with the appropriate funds to sustain such enterprises and advance best practices in the community . " said elnaffar , full professor at the college of information technology at the united arab emirates university , notified scidev . net that , with this project , the eu is taking the lead and setting a good record by building a strength development infrastructure founded on knowledge discovery and research .
Said Elnaffar is an employee of the United Arab Emirates University.