The Open Web Index in a nutshell
The Open Web Index (OWI) is a European open source web index pilot that is currently in Beta testing phase. The idea: Collaboratively and transparently secure safe, sovereign and open access to the internet for European organisations and civil society. The index stores well structured open web data, making it available for search applications and LLMs.
Potential use cases include applications for vertical search, argument search, detection of fake news and hate speech as well as privacy protecting custom search.
Early Adopters wanted!
To join our cohort of Open Web Search innovators, we welcome you to attend our official Kick-off Event on 6 June. Register via our consortium partner CSC IT Centre for Science here.
Ready to give it a try? Get the data at:
Getting started
Good to know
- Registration for the OWI requires either a B2Access-Account, a Facebook- or a Google-Account.
- You can make use of the OWI for R&D-projects under our research licence.
- Currently you can expect 1 Petabyte of open web data.
- Questions? Reach out to: community@openwebsearch.eu
The OWI at a glance – facts and figures for individual needs
Whether you are a Business Manager, a Start-Up Founder, a Developer, a Journalist, a Tech-Blogger, a political representative or an interested member of society – select your tags of choice to receive information that is relevant to you. Alternatively, click through all questions below, to get a full picture of the OWI scope.
Get the data – visit: openwebindex.eu
Get the actual OWI-Data and all technical information, like the Open Web Search Book, at the OWI-Website (hosted by the University of Passau):
