Οργανισμός Ανοιχτών Τεχνολογιών

What Οργανισμός Ανοιχτών Τεχνολογιών does

Οργανισμός Ανοιχτών Τεχνολογιών (ΕΕΛΛΑΚ) is a Greek non-profit organization founded in 2008 and headquartered in Athens, with 38 Greek universities, research centers, and public-benefit organizations as institutional shareholders. Its mission is to promote Free/Libre Open Source Software (FLOSS), open standards, open content, open data, and open hardware across Greek education, the public sector, businesses, and the social economy. Operations are delivered by a small core team of 9 employees supported by more than 200 volunteer members organized in 6 thematic working groups.

Its most distinctive technical product is GlossAPI (glossapi.gr), an open-source Python library that ingests Greek-language texts in formats such as PDF, DOCX, and HTML, cleans and standardizes them, and exports AI-ready datasets in Parquet and Markdown; the project has published 15 high-quality datasets including public consultations, encyclopedic texts, academic dissertations, and Greek literature. Beyond GlossAPI, ΕΕΛΛΑΚ maintains a portfolio of national registries covering educational software (339 entries), schools implementing open-technology actions (188), educators using open technologies (336), open-source service companies (83), and lawyers specializing in open technology law (47). It also runs annual programs including the FOSSCOMM conference, the Pan-Hellenic Contest for Open Technologies in Education, and the Code+Create youth program for ages 15-18.

The organization funds its activities primarily through European project grants and member contributions, classified as a professional-services revenue model tied to project delivery. It holds formal institutional roles as the Greek representative of Creative Commons, a founding member of COMMUNIA and FAB LAB ATHENS, an FSFE Associate Organisation, an associate member of the Eclipse Foundation and OW2 Consortium, the Greek node of the Open Data Institute, a local hub of MyData Global, and a member of OGP, Open Forum Europe, the Open Budget Initiative, and the Open Policy Network. It has participated in Google Summer of Code as a mentor organization since 2017, with 7 open source projects in 2026, and is governed by a Board of Directors led by President Ioannis Stamelos alongside a General Assembly of institutional shareholders.

Name

Οργανισμός Ανοιχτών Τεχνολογιών

Legal name

Οργανισμός Ανοιχτών Τεχνολογιών – ΕΕΛΛΑΚ

Website

https://eellak.ellak.gr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

ΕΕΛΛΑΚ is a Greek non-profit founded in 2008 with 38 universities and research centers as shareholders. It promotes Free/Libre Open Source Software adoption across Greek education, public sector, and businesses, and develops GlossAPI, an open-source library for Greek-language AI datasets.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Open Source Technology Advocacy and Services

NAICS

Software Publishers (5132), Educational Support Services (611710), Web Search Portals and All Other Information Services (519290)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYEDAGAJAM

OER Authoring, Remixing & Publishing Tools/Platforms

Education/Educational Publishing & Learning Content/Open Educational Resources (OER) & Open Textbooks

SECONDARYEDAGAJAO

OER Licensing, Rights & Open Policy Support (Creative Commons)

Education/Educational Publishing & Learning Content/Open Educational Resources (OER) & Open Textbooks

SECONDARYMPAJABAG

Open Educational Resources (OER) & Open Access Academic Publishing

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Publishing (Books, News, Magazines)/Educational & Academic Publishing (Textbooks, Scholarly, STM)

SECONDARYEDAGAJAC

Open Ancillaries & Instructor Resources (slides, test banks, solutions)

Education/Educational Publishing & Learning Content/Open Educational Resources (OER) & Open Textbooks

SECONDARYEDADAIAN

Public Transparency Portals & Open Data Reporting

Education/Education Administration, Accreditation & Policy/Education Data, Reporting & Accountability Systems

SECONDARYEDAGAJAF

Open Multimedia OER (video, audio, podcasts, animations)

Education/Educational Publishing & Learning Content/Open Educational Resources (OER) & Open Textbooks

Keywords

• Open source software
• Open data initiatives
• Open government technology
• Free software advocacy
• Open educational resources

Headquarters

HQ city

Athens

HQ country

Greece

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. European Project Funding: The organization primarily operates through European project funding, implementing various initiatives in open technologies, education, and public sector modernization.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

EELLAK promotes the adoption and development of Free/Libre Open Source Software (FLOSS), open standards, open content, open data, and open hardware in Greece's education, public sector, businesses, and social economy. Its main deliverables include the GlossAPI Python library for Greek-language AI dataset preparation, a portfolio of open technology registries covering education and the open source ecosystem, annual events such as FOSSCOMM and the Pan-Hellenic Open Technologies in Education Contest, and policy/advocacy work on open government and digital rights.

Product overview

Οργανισμός Ανοιχτών Τεχνολογιών (ΕΕΛΛΑΚ) is a non-profit organization established in 2008 with 38 university, research center, and public benefit organization shareholders. Its core product is GlossAPI, an open-source Python library for natural language processing of Greek language datasets for AI. The organization also maintains a portfolio of registries (μητρώα) covering open technologies in education including software registries (339+ entries), school registries (188 schools), educator registries (336 educators), company directories (83 companies), and lawyer directories (47 lawyers). Additional offerings include the annual FOSSCOMM conference, the Pan-Hellenic Contest for Open Technologies in Education, and the Code+Create educational program. The organization participates annually in Google Summer of Code as a mentor organization.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• GlossAPI (glossapi.gr) An open-source Python library and technical infrastructure for creating, processing, and publishing Greek language datasets ready for AI applications. It processes texts from various file formats (PDF, DOCX, HTML, etc.), cleans, standardizes, and annotates them, exporting to formats such as Parquet and Markdown. Aimed at AI/NLP developers, researchers, and Greek-language data projects.
• Registry of Software in Education (Μητρώο Λογισμικών Εκπαίδευσης) Registry of software used in primary and secondary education, containing 339 software entries. Targeted at educators, schools, and policymakers evaluating software choices for classroom use.
• Registry of Open Technologies in Tertiary Education (Μητρώο Ανοιχτών Τεχνολογιών Τριτοβάθμιας) Registry containing 300+ open technologies used across 30+ academic institutions in Greek tertiary education. For university IT teams, faculty, and researchers.
• Registry of Schools with Open Technology Actions (Μητρώο Σχολείων) Registry of primary and secondary schools implementing open technology actions, with 188 registered schools. Used to showcase peer adoption and inspire further uptake among Greek schools.
• Registry of Educators Using Open Technologies (Μητρώο Εκπαιδευτικών) Registry of educators using open technologies in teaching, organization, and management of courses and labs in primary and secondary education, with 336 registered educators.
• Directory of Companies Providing Open Source Services (Κατάλογος Εταιρειών) Directory of companies providing open source software services, with 83 registered companies. Serves as a marketplace reference for organizations seeking Greek open source providers.
• Directory of Lawyers (Κατάλογος Νομικών) Directory of lawyers providing services related to open technologies, specializing in intellectual property law, public law, transparency, and anti-corruption issues, with 47 registered lawyers.
• FOSSCOMM (Open Source Days) Annual conference for open source software communities in Greece, organized by Greek Free/Open Source Software communities.
• Pan-Hellenic Contest for Open Technologies in Education Annual competition (8th edition ongoing) promoting open technologies in education among Greek schools and educators.
• Code+Create Educational program covering programming, robotics, 3D printing, design, and mobile/web application development for children aged 15-18.
• Google Summer of Code Mentorship Program Annual participation in Google Summer of Code as a mentor organization since 2017, supporting student contributions to EELLAK's open source projects from Greek universities and worldwide.

Quantifiable outcome

• 339 software titles recorded in primary/secondary education software registry; 188 schools in open technology actions registry; 336 educators in open technologies registry; 83 companies in open source services directory; 47 lawyers specializing in open technologies

Named customers2 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability2 records

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Creative Commons GreececoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2008ΕΕΛΛΑΚ represents Creative Commons in Greece, promoting open content licensing and intellectual property awareness.
• COMMUNIAcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2008Founding member of COMMUNIA, the European Thematic Network on Digital Commons.
• FAB LAB ATHENScoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2008Founding member of Fab Lab Athens, promoting open hardware and digital fabrication.
• Open Government Partnership (OGP)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMember of OGP, contributing to open government and transparency initiatives.
• Open Data Institute (ODI) - Athens NodecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGreek hub/node of the Open Data Institute, promoting open data adoption.
• Open Forum EuropeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMember of Open Forum Europe, contributing to open source policy discussions at European level.
• Open Budget InitiativeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMember contributing to transparency and budget monitoring initiatives.
• Open Policy NetworkminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMember contributing to open policy advocacy.
• Free Software Foundation Europe (FSFE)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAssociate Organisation of FSFE, promoting free software adoption in Europe.
• MyData GlobalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal hub for MyData, promoting human-centric data management and personal data rights.
• Enterprise Europe Network – HellasminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCollaboration in ICT sector to support open source software companies through information exchange and international promotion.
• Google Summer of CodecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerParticipating as mentor organization since 2017, supporting open source projects by students from Greek universities and young developers worldwide.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• COMMUNIA: European non-profit association on the digital commons and public domain. ΕΕΛΛΑΚ is a founding member, and the two share an identical mission around open knowledge, copyright reform, and public-domain advocacy.
• Open Knowledge Foundation: UK-based non-profit that promotes open knowledge, open data, and civic technology globally. Directly comparable to ΕΕΛΛΑΚ in mission (open data advocacy, civic technology, community-driven software), regional anchoring, and policy engagement, though at a larger international scale.
• Free Software Foundation Europe: European non-profit that advocates for free software and digital freedom. ΕΕΛΛΑΚ is an Associate Organisation of FSFE, and the two share a near-identical mission around FLOSS adoption, public-sector software freedom, and policy advocacy at the EU level.
• Open Forum Europe: Brussels-based non-profit focused on open-source policy at the EU level. ΕΕΛΛΑΚ is a member, and the two share an explicit focus on influencing EU legislation and procurement standards around open technologies.
• Open Source Initiative: Global non-profit that maintains the Open Source Definition and advocates for open-source software adoption. Comparable to ΕΕΛΛΑΚ in its open-source advocacy mission and educational role, though OSI is more standards-focused while ΕΕΛΛΑΚ is locally embedded in Greek institutions.
• MyData Global: Finnish-originated non-profit that promotes human-centric personal data management. ΕΕΛΛΑΚ operates as a local hub for MyData in Greece, sharing the same data-rights and open-data stewardship mission.
• Open Data Institute: UK-based non-profit founded by Tim Berners-Lee and Nigel Shadbolt that promotes open data adoption. ΕΕΛΛΑΚ operates the Athens node of ODI, making it a direct franchise-style peer in open-data advocacy, training, and policy work.

Broad incumbents

• Apache Software Foundation: US-based non-profit stewarding open-source software projects via a community-of-committers model. Mirrors ΕΕΛΛΑΚ's working-group structure and open-source governance approach, though at a much larger global scale.
• Creative Commons: Global non-profit that builds open-licensing infrastructure. ΕΕΛΛΑΚ represents Creative Commons in Greece, making it a regional affiliate/incumbent peer in the open-content licensing ecosystem with very similar educational and policy mandates.
• Linux Foundation: Global non-profit consortium that supports open-source ecosystems and developer communities. Comparable to ΕΕΛΛΑΚ in providing open-source infrastructure and community support, though at vastly larger scale and with corporate funding.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/eellak
• GitHubgithub.com/eellak
• YouTubevimeo.com/eellak
• Facebookfacebook.com/eellak
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/gfoss

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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