OpenWebSearch.eu

In September 2022, the partners kicked off the EU project OpenWebSearch.eu, the first project the EU has funded to get tomorrow’s web search up and running. 14 renowned European research and computing centres have joined forces to develop an open European infrastructure for web search.

The initiative will contribute to Europe’s digital sovereignty and promote an open human-centred search engine market. Its researchers will develop the core of a European Open Web Index as a basis for a new Internet Search in Europe. In addition, the project will set the foundation for an open and extensible European open Web Search and Analysis Infrastructure, based on Europe’s values, principles, legislation and standards.