The IFIP Agora initiative is part of a process of revitalisation of the strategy of the International Federation for Information Processing (www.ifip.org). Taking into consideration the evolution of IFIP’s work since 1960 there is a growing need of collaboration with partners (international bodies and institutions, industry and business, key decision makers, member societies). As we start moving from an informatics society to an information or knowledge society we see transversal themes (...)