India must not fall into a 'China Syndrome' trap but set and implement its own science and technology priorities, says Ved P. Kharbanda.

Pakistan’s universities need to have academic freedom to excel, rather than churn out fake research papers, says Pervez Hoodbhoy.

The online encyclopaedia can fill a resource gap for students, policymakers and the public, say Samuel A. Assefa and Alex Bateman.

The developing world is not well served by traditional research publishing, but can break new ground with open access, argues Leslie Chan.

The arXiv.org site helps developing world researchers ensure their papers are not short shrifted by reviewers and original ideas get due credit, says Praveen Chaddah.

Egypt has a chance to operate its science institutions as meritocracies — a difficult but critical task, says Bruce Alberts.

Publishers who have pulled out of providing free journal access to countries such as Bangladesh should reconsider the move.

Climate scientists and organisations should lead the way to open-source collaborations, say Brendan Barrett and Sulayman K. Sowe.

A Nature editorial praises GlaxoSmithKline for sharing its database of potential malaria drugs and urges others to follow suit.

Kenyan researcher Joseph Juma Musakali asks what African research institutes can do to exploit the open access movement.

Governments must do more to support research published in local journals and make it visible, says South African scientist, Wieland Gevers.

High-quality regional journals are essential for building the scientific strengths of the developing world, says Wieland Gevers.

Researchers' preference for publishing in globally recognised journals is skewing the direction of scientific inquiry away from local research, writes Priya Shetty.