»/e/OS is an open-source mobile operating system that marries user-friendliness for mainstream users with privacy, open source and sustainability.«

Rik Viergever, PhD
Social entrepreneur and board member at e.Foundation, Netherlands

Project OMMS – Open Mobile Maps Search

Project OMMS aims to improve open-source mobile maps search functionalities on Android using technologies from the Open Web Search and Analysis Infrastructure (OWSAI), which was developed in the OpenWebSearch.EU project. The OMMS team plans to make improvements to categorical search for maps geocoding and search or to pioneer better ways to combine data for search in maps. Results might help to improve functionalities in /e/OS.

Rik Viergever, PhD
Social entrepreneur, Board member e.Foundation

Rik Viergever is a social entrepreneur from the Netherlands who currently is a board member at e.Foundation. In this capacity, he fights for improved access to high-quality software for everyone using ‘privacy by design’ approaches. He also advocates for sustainability, digital sovereignty and fair and honest competition in tech markets globally.