Leopoldina makes recommendations to the G8 heads of state and government

"Together with the national science academies of the other G8 states, the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina has prepared two statements for the G8 states in the run-up to the G8 Summit of Heads of State and Government. The recommendations contained in these statements were now presented to the participating governments for the negotiations in Deauville, France on 26 and 27 May. In a statement on the topic of "Education for a Science-Based Global Development", the academies urge governments to target investment to establish an infrastructure for a globalization of knowledge in science and technology....The science academies advise the heads of state and government to...[adopt] a policy of open access to scientific literature and databases...."