OpenWebSearch.eu
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14 renowned European research and computing centers have joined forces to develop an open European infrastructure for web search. The initiative actively pushes Europe’s digital sovereignty by promoting an open human-centered search engine market. Funded by the #EU Horizon programme under grant agreement No 101070014. Consortium partners: University of Passau, Leibniz Supercomputing Centre, Radboud University, Leipzig University, Graz University of Technology, German Aerospace Center, VSB Technical University Ostrava (IT4I), CERN, Open Search Foundation, A1 Slovenia, CSC-IT Center for Science, NLnet Foundation, Bauhaus University Weimar, Suma e.V.
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About OpenWebSearch.eu
OpenWebSearch. eu is a brand that aims to promote Europe's independence in web search by providing a real choice to users when selecting search engines. The brand recognizes the imbalance in the search engine market, which is dominated by a few gatekeepers like Google and Microsoft, limiting the access to information as a public good.
This not only endangers democracy but also hampers the innovative potential of Europe's research landscape and economy. Through the project OpenWebSearch. eu, the brand is developing the core of a European Open Web Index (OWI) and an open and extensible European Open Web Search and Analysis Infrastructure (OWSAI) based on Europe's values, principles, legislation, and standards.
This infrastructure will contribute to Europe's sovereignty in web search and empower researchers, innovators, and businesses to tap into the web as a resource without high upfront costs. The project partners consist of 14 organizations, and the project is funded with 8. 5 million euros.
The project's ongoing activities include the development of the Open Console infrastructure for webmasters and the Filtering Pipeline for accessing useful data collected by web crawlers. The benefit of this infrastructure is not only limited to Europe's sovereignty, but it also enables future AI innovations and supports other European infrastructure initiatives. The workflow of OpenWebSearch.
eu involves the creation and analysis of a structured web index and the development of search applications and data products using this index. The brand emphasizes openness, allowing external applications to use the web index and encouraging the creation of new data products and search applications by other parties. OpenWebSearch.
eu follows a methodological approach that includes conceptual considerations, algorithmic innovations, and technology developments in the data processing chain for search and discovery systems. The brand encourages discussion and collaboration through their community and repository. Join OpenWebSearch.
eu to contribute to Europe's independence in web search and promote a truly open and unbiased search engine market
Company type
Nonprofit
Year founded
2022
Company size
11-50 employees
