Get involved
Interested in joining the community or just to get more in-depth knowledge about Open Web Search?
We offer several ways to get involved and gain knowledge.
- Join the discussion at our monthly Community Updates on the first Monday of every month
- Take part in trainings and webinars and learn more about Open Web Search
- Look through the Open Web Search Book and get a detailed guidance on the technical setup and data infrastructure of the Open Web Index (OWI)
- Learn more about die economic feasibilty of an Open Web Index by reading our Market Potential Study
If you like to contribute resources and research in other ways as a data centre, researcher, innovator or industry partner – you are welcome!
Community engagement on Mattermost
Join the #OpenWebSearch Community Platform on Mattermost, where you can stay connected, engage in discussions, and collaborate with others.
We encourage you to actively participate in the #OpenWebSearch Mattermost Community, as it is a central hub for sharing updates, insights, and information. You can post questions, share your expertise, or simply connect with other members of the community in a private chat.
Monthly Community Updates
Our four-weekly Community Updates bring you up to date in just 45 minutes. Join the monthly Community Updates in discussions and ideas every first Monday of the month.
Invitations to the community updates are posted on our community platform on Mattermost. If you don’t want to join Mattermost but want to take part in a community update, please write an email to: community@openwebsearch.eu. You will receive a link and access key for the BigBlueButton virtual room.
Support the ows.eu initiative
As Data centre you can help hosting a distributed Open Web Index – this could be also for specific communities, regions or purposes
As a Researcher or technical innovator you can help to develop new search and retrieval paradigms or content analysis algorithms
As a Industry and business partner you can support to discover the commercial potential of an Open Web Index in new (or old) business models
As a Policy makers can help shaping the governance of an unbiased, fair and privacy-preserving open search ecosystem
Connect and discuss
