International Federation for Information Processing

Name

International Federation for Information Processing

Legal name

International Federation for Information Processing

Website

https://ifip.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1960

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Laxenburg

HQ country

Austria

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: Annual membership fees collected from Country Representative Members, Members at Large, and Associate Members. Fees are calculated on an individual basis using the society's score on the United Nations Scale of Assessment.
2. Event Registration Fees: Fees charged per participant per day for IFIP-sponsored conferences, workshops, and schools. The applicable fee depends on the event type (Congress/Forum, Conference, Working Conference, Workshop, or School).
3. Publishing Revenue: IFIP publications are published through Springer Nature. The organization earns revenue through approximately 50 books published annually with over 20,000 pages of content distributed worldwide through IFIP's publisher.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

IFIP is a non-profit umbrella organization that coordinates international cooperation among national ICT professional societies. It delivers value through organizing approximately 100 conferences and events per year via 13 Technical Committees and over 100 Working Groups, publishing roughly 50 books per year with Springer Nature, operating the IFIP Digital Library, hosting the World Computer Congress, conferring professional awards (Fellow, Auerbach, Silver Core, Service), and distributing the IFIP Insights newsletter.

Product overview

IFIP is a global non-profit umbrella organization for ICT professional societies, not a product company in the traditional sense. Its offerings consist of professional networking and coordination services: organizing approximately 100 conferences and events annually through 13 Technical Committees and over 100 Working Groups; publishing through the IFIP Digital Library (ifip.hal.science), IFIP Select journal, and approximately 50 books per year via Springer Nature; hosting the flagship World Computer Congress (WCC); conferring awards (Isaac L. Auerbach Award, Silver Core, Service Award, Fellow Award); and distributing the monthly IFIP Insights newsletter. These services support international cooperation in ICT research, development, and professional standards rather than commercial software products.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• IFIP Digital Library Open access digital repository hosting IFIP Springer publications (AICT, LNCS, LNBIP) from 2010 to 2022, with references to publications through 2024, providing free access to IFIP content for researchers and practitioners.
• IFIP Select

Quantifiable outcome

• Representing IT societies from over 40 countries covering 5 continents with over half a million total membership
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered flagship and core.

• UNESCOflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerIFIP was established in 1960 under the auspices of UNESCO as a result of the first World Computer Congress held in Paris in 1959. UNESCO maintains a formal relationship with IFIP as one of its key international partners in ICT.
• ITU (International Telecommunication Union)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIFIP has formal consultative partnership relations with ITU, collaborating on international ICT policy and standards development.
• UNIDO (United Nations Industrial Development Organization)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIFIP maintains formal consultative partnership relations with UNIDO for cooperation on industrial development aspects of ICT.
• ECOSOC (United Nations Economic and Social Council)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIFIP holds formal consultative partnership relations with ECOSOC, providing expert input on ICT-related economic and social policy matters.
• Springer NatureflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerIFIP's official publisher is Springer Nature. IFIP publications (AICT, LNCS, LNBIP) are part of the Springer portfolio, available online and in print. Free access to articles 4 years and older through Springer Nature Link.
• UNCTADcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIFIP aims to increase collaboration with UNCTAD and other international agencies to encourage these agencies to reflect IFIP technical positions and consult IFIP on ICT-related matters.
• IP3 (International Professional Practice Partnership)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIP3 defines international standards of professionalism in ICT worldwide. IFIP member societies can apply for accreditation from IP3 through IFIP's network.
• InterYIT (International Young IT Group)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInterYIT represents the youth of national IT societies from more than 40 countries. Each member organization may appoint a representative to InterYIT.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Regional players

• World Federation of Engineering Organizations (WFEO): WFEO is an international federation of national engineering organizations with UNESCO and UN consultative status. It shares IFIP's federation-of-federations structure and UN engagement model, though focused on engineering broadly rather than ICT specifically.
• Council of European Professional Informatics Societies (CEPIS): CEPIS is a European federation of national informatics societies and includes several IFIP member societies (e.g., BCS, OCG). It is a regional structural peer with overlapping membership, addressing professional standards and policy at the European level.

Direct peers

• International Federation of Automatic Control (IFAC): IFAC is the international federation of national control engineering organizations, with a structure nearly identical to IFIP: national member societies, technical committees, triennial World Congress, and Springer-published proceedings. It is a direct structural peer in scientific federation governance.
• British Computer Society / Chartered Institute for IT (BCS): BCS is the UK Chartered Institute for IT and an IFIP Country Representative Member. It is a peer as a national professional ICT society that runs conferences, certifications, and publications, and serves as the UK counterpart to IFIP's role internationally.
• IEEE Computer Society: IEEE Computer Society is a leading global organization for computing professionals, publishing major journals and sponsoring 200+ conferences annually. It directly competes with IFIP for technical committee influence, conference attendees, and scholarly publishing.
• Association for Computing Machinery (ACM): ACM is the world's largest international computing society, organizing conferences, publishing journals, and conferring awards. ACM is both an IFIP International Member at Large and a structural peer as the dominant US-based ICT professional society.

Others

• International Telecommunication Union (ITU): ITU is a UN specialized agency for ICTs and a formal IFIP consultative partner. It is comparable as a global intergovernmental ICT body but operates as a treaty-based international organization rather than a non-governmental federation.
• UNESCO - Communication and Information Sector: UNESCO's CI Sector partners with IFIP on ICT capacity-building, knowledge societies, and digital equity. It is comparable as a globally active ICT/knowledge stakeholder, though it is a UN intergovernmental body rather than a non-governmental federation.
• Internet Society (ISOC): ISOC is a global non-profit organization promoting internet standards, policy, and education. It is comparable to IFIP in operating internationally on ICT policy and standards, though focused specifically on the internet rather than the full ICT spectrum.
• International Mathematical Union (IMU): IMU is the international organization that coordinates mathematical research and represents mathematicians worldwide. It shares IFIP's model of national member societies and ICSU-adjacent international scientific coordination, though focused on mathematics rather than ICT.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles16 records

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