Recognising common ground is the first step towards concrete ways of enhancing the work of both scientists and development practitioners.

The momentum for Open Access is unstoppable. Now the global science community must manage change to ensure poorer regions are not left behind.

Efforts to promote sustainable development must tap into technologies developed locally, driven by community needs and priorities.

It's time to move from debate to action with new mechanisms for funding research into diseases faced by developing countries.

Efforts to limit publication of controversial bird flu research could end up doing more harm than good.

The recent riots in the United Kingdom have shown the dark side of social media. But we must avoid heavy restrictions on their use.

Government attempts to control science communication clash with public demands for accountability, and journalists must resist this trend.

Focusing on the 'citation advantage' of open access misses its value in getting science information in the hands of those who need it.