Strong plea made to World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) to support open access to scientific information. Member governments of the United Nations are being asked to endorse the draft Declaration of Principles that states: "We strive to promote universal access with equal opportunities for all to scientific knowledge and the creation and dissemination of scientific and technical information, including open access initiatives for scientific publishing" (paragraph 28) - SciDev.Net December 11, 2003