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Some general question concerning a multidimensional approach to information are posed regarding the existing theories of information. The necessity to overcome some narrow technical view points in order to cope with the challenges of the information societies, lead us to consider the semantic and pragmatic problems, as well as the question for the objectivity and unity of the information concepts. The different contributions to the special issue of TripleC: "What is really information? An interdisciplinary approach", are articulated with regard to these 4 posed problems.