azmi maamar , staff professor at the college of media technology at zayed campus , uae , answered science and development corporation ( scidev . net ) that , " this initiative is another boost to the research and development activities that are carried out in the uae . it will definitely provides students with the appropriate fund to sustain such activities and promote best values in the field . " mohammed elnaffar , assistant professor at the colleges of software technology at the six arab emirates university , told scidev . net that , with this approach , the uae is taking the lead and providing a good model by construction a strong develop community founded on knowledge discovery and research .
Said Elnaffar is an employee of the United Arab Emirates University.