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Title	Impact and development of an Open Web Index for open web search
Author(s)	Granitzer, Michael (Pisa U.) ; Voigt, Stefan (Darmstadt, GSI ; DLR, Koln) ; Fathima, Noor Afshan (CERN) ; Golasowski, Martin (Ostrava, Tech. U.) ; Guetl, Christian (Graz, Tech. U.) ; Hecking, Tobias (DLR, Koln) ; Hendriksen, Gijs (Nijmegen U.) ; Hiemstra, Djoerd (Nijmegen U.) ; Martinovič, Jan (Ostrava, Tech. U.) ; Mitrovic, Jelena (Pisa U.) ; Mlakar, Izidor (Unlisted, FR) ; Moiras, Stavros (CERN) ; Nussbaumer, Alexander (Graz, Tech. U.) ; Öster, Per (Espoo, Sci. Computing Ctr.) ; Potthast, Martin (Leipzig U.) ; Srdič, Marjana Senčar (Unlisted, FR) ; Megi, Sharikadze (Pittsburgh Supercomputing Ctr.) ; Slaninova, Kateˇrina (Ostrava, Tech. U.) ; Stein, Benno (Karlsruhe U.) ; de Vries, Arjen P (Nijmegen U.) ; Vondrak, Vít (Ostrava, Tech. U.) ; Wagner, Andreas (CERN) ; Zerhoudi, Saber (Pisa U.)
Publication	2023
Number of pages	9
In:	10.1002/asi.24818
DOI	10.1002/asi.24818
Subject category	Computing and Computers
Abstract	Web search is a crucial technology for the digital economy. Dominated by afew gatekeepers focused on commercial success, however, web publishers haveto optimize their content for these gatekeepers, resulting in a closed ecosystemof search engines as well as the risk of publishers sacrificing quality. Toencourage an open search ecosystem and offer users genuine choice amongalternative search engines, we propose the development of an Open Web Index(OWI). We outline six core principles for developing and maintaining an openindex, based on open data principles, legal compliance, and collaborative tech-nology development. The combination of an open index with what we calldeclarative search engines will facilitate the development of vertical searchengines and innovative web data products (including, e.g., large languagemodels), enabling a fair and open information space. This framework under-pins the EU-funded project OpenWebSearch.EU, marking the first steptowards realizing an Open Web Index.
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