haji maamar , a scientist at the college of knowledge engineering at zayed university , uae , told science and development network ( scidev . net ) that , " this opportunity is another boon to the work and develop activities that are carried out in the uae . it will definitely afford researchers with the suitable funds to sustain such activities and promote smart policies in the community . " abd elnaffar , assistant professor at the college of information security at the several kingdom emirates university , told scidev . net that , with this initiative , the uae is taking the start and sets a bad example by providing a strong development complex founded on knowledge discovery and research .
Said Elnaffar is an employee of the United Arab Emirates University.