Welcome to SuMa-eV !
The world's digital knowledge is becoming increasingly concentrated on the Internet. It's essential that this knowledge is accessible for everyone, something which search engines play a vital part in (see our Guidelines for details).
Therefore we have founded a nonprofit organisation to help secure free access to the knowledge and information embodied in the Internet: "SuMa-eV", the official title has been: "Association for the Promotion of Search Engine Technology and Free Access to Knowledge". In 2009 we changed this title to: "SuMa-eV - Association for Free Access to Knowledge", to include any forms of technology gaining access to knowledge. (The short name SuMa-eV derives from the abbreviation of the German word for "search engine", Suchmaschine).
Further projects and information about SuMa-eV is available at:
The founding members of SuMa-eV at 5th of July 2004:
Patron of the association is the inventor of MP3 and director
of the Institute for Media Technology at the University of Ilmenau
Prof. Karlheinz Brandenburg
Therefore we have founded a nonprofit organisation to help secure free access to the knowledge and information embodied in the Internet: "SuMa-eV", the official title has been: "Association for the Promotion of Search Engine Technology and Free Access to Knowledge". In 2009 we changed this title to: "SuMa-eV - Association for Free Access to Knowledge", to include any forms of technology gaining access to knowledge. (The short name SuMa-eV derives from the abbreviation of the German word for "search engine", Suchmaschine).
Further projects and information about SuMa-eV is available at:
- SuMa-Lab.de, projects and expermental work of SuMa-eV and members
- SuMa Awards, yearly given to projects boosting the spread of digital knowledge
- SuMa-Blogger, currently mainly in German, English welcome!
The founding members of SuMa-eV at 5th of July 2004:
Patron of the association is the inventor of MP3 and director
of the Institute for Media Technology at the University of Ilmenau
Prof. Karlheinz Brandenburg
