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Francis Irving developed [[TortoiseCVS]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tortoisecvs.org/companies.shtml |title=Companies |publisher=TortoiseCVS |date= |accessdate=2014-01-05}}</ref> |
Francis Irving developed [[TortoiseCVS]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tortoisecvs.org/companies.shtml |title=Companies |publisher=TortoiseCVS |date= |accessdate=2014-01-05}}</ref> |
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He co-founded [[Public Whip]] with [[Julian Todd]] and became a developer of the affiliated [[TheyWorkForYou]] website,<ref>The Silent State, Heather Brooke p128</ref> a project which parses raw [[Hansard]] data to track how members vote in the UK Parliament. Initially risking prosecution for re-using the raw data which was under [[Crown copyright]], the developers of Public Whip were later successful in getting permission to use it.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2006/jun/08/epublic.freedomofinformation|title=Make it work for us, Ms Tullo|date=8 June 2006|publisher=The Guardian|first=Heather|last=Brook | location=London}}</ref> In 2004, Public Whip was recognised in the New Media awards.<ref>[http://www.newstatesman.com/nma/nma2004/nma2004winners.htm ]{{ |
He co-founded [[Public Whip]] with [[Julian Todd]] and became a developer of the affiliated [[TheyWorkForYou]] website,<ref>The Silent State, Heather Brooke p128</ref> a project which parses raw [[Hansard]] data to track how members vote in the UK Parliament. Initially risking prosecution for re-using the raw data which was under [[Crown copyright]], the developers of Public Whip were later successful in getting permission to use it.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2006/jun/08/epublic.freedomofinformation|title=Make it work for us, Ms Tullo|date=8 June 2006|publisher=The Guardian|first=Heather|last=Brook | location=London}}</ref> In 2004, Public Whip was recognised in the New Media awards.<ref>[http://www.newstatesman.com/nma/nma2004/nma2004winners.htm ] {{wayback|url=http://www.newstatesman.com/nma/nma2004/nma2004winners.htm |date=20100507185311 }}</ref> In 2008, ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]'' rated TheyWorkforYou 41st in a list of the 101 most useful websites.<ref>{{cite web|author=Technology |url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/scienceandtechnology/3356874/The-101-most-useful-websites.html |title=The 101 most useful websites |publisher=Telegraph.co.uk |date= |accessdate=2014-01-05}}</ref> Irving together with [[Matthew Somerville]] wrote the code for [[FixMyStreet]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fixmystreet.com/faq |title=Frequently Asked Questions |publisher=FixMyStreet |date= |accessdate=2014-01-05}}</ref> |
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Irving was also a senior developer of [[PledgeBank]].<ref>{{Cite news| url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2007/jan/10/1 | work=The Guardian | location=London | title=Public inquiry | first=Alison | last=Benjamin | date=10 January 2007 | accessdate=2 May 2010}}</ref> He collaborated again with [[Julian Todd]] to create 'The Straight Choice a website (later renamed 'Election Leaflets') that archives election leaflets.<ref>{{cite web|last=Moore |first=Matthew |url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/local-elections/5331700/British-pensioners-on-BNP-election-leaflet-are-actually-Italian-models.html |title='British pensioners' on BNP election leaflet are actually Italian models |publisher=Telegraph.co.uk |date=2009-05-15 |accessdate=2014-01-05}}</ref><ref>http://www.thestraightchoice.org/about.php</ref> |
Irving was also a senior developer of [[PledgeBank]].<ref>{{Cite news| url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2007/jan/10/1 | work=The Guardian | location=London | title=Public inquiry | first=Alison | last=Benjamin | date=10 January 2007 | accessdate=2 May 2010}}</ref> He collaborated again with [[Julian Todd]] to create 'The Straight Choice a website (later renamed 'Election Leaflets') that archives election leaflets.<ref>{{cite web|last=Moore |first=Matthew |url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/local-elections/5331700/British-pensioners-on-BNP-election-leaflet-are-actually-Italian-models.html |title='British pensioners' on BNP election leaflet are actually Italian models |publisher=Telegraph.co.uk |date=2009-05-15 |accessdate=2014-01-05}}</ref><ref>http://www.thestraightchoice.org/about.php</ref> |
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Education | Oxford University |
Occupation | Chief Executive Officer |
Francis Irving is a 40-year-old[when?] British computer programmer, activist for freedom of information and CEO of ScraperWiki.[1][2] [3]
Francis Irving developed TortoiseCVS.[4]
He co-founded Public Whip with Julian Todd and became a developer of the affiliated TheyWorkForYou website,[5] a project which parses raw Hansard data to track how members vote in the UK Parliament. Initially risking prosecution for re-using the raw data which was under Crown copyright, the developers of Public Whip were later successful in getting permission to use it.[6] In 2004, Public Whip was recognised in the New Media awards.[7] In 2008, The Daily Telegraph rated TheyWorkforYou 41st in a list of the 101 most useful websites.[8] Irving together with Matthew Somerville wrote the code for FixMyStreet.[9]
Irving was also a senior developer of PledgeBank.[10] He collaborated again with Julian Todd to create 'The Straight Choice a website (later renamed 'Election Leaflets') that archives election leaflets.[11][12]
He was the Campaign Director of the Save Parliament campaign which opposed the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Bill.[13][14]
He was one of two people to suggest the winning idea of a site through which Freedom of Information Act requests could be made in a mySociety competition for ideas for public interest websites to build.[15] He was later to become the main developer of the site which was called WhatDoTheyKnow.[16] Francis has won seven New Statesman awards for websites he has worked on.[17]
Irving is currently CEO for ScraperWiki.[18]
References
- ^ Francis Irving, Newswired.com
- ^ Martin Rosenbaum (2010-06-09). "Open Secrets: Victory for whatdotheyknow website". BBC. Retrieved 2014-01-05.
- ^ http://www.how-do.co.uk/north-west-media-news/north-west-publishing/scraperwiki-nets-$280,000-from-knight-foundation-2011062411352/
- ^ "Companies". TortoiseCVS. Retrieved 2014-01-05.
- ^ The Silent State, Heather Brooke p128
- ^ Brook, Heather (8 June 2006). "Make it work for us, Ms Tullo". London: The Guardian.
- ^ [1] Template:Wayback
- ^ Technology. "The 101 most useful websites". Telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 2014-01-05.
- ^ "Frequently Asked Questions". FixMyStreet. Retrieved 2014-01-05.
- ^ Benjamin, Alison (10 January 2007). "Public inquiry". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 2 May 2010.
- ^ Moore, Matthew (2009-05-15). "'British pensioners' on BNP election leaflet are actually Italian models". Telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 2014-01-05.
- ^ http://www.thestraightchoice.org/about.php
- ^ "Write to your Lord to Save Parliament | Save Parliament Blog". Bill111.wordpress.com. Retrieved 2014-01-05.
- ^ "Francis Irving's CV / Resume". Flourish.org. Retrieved 2014-01-05.
- ^ "About". WhatDoTheyKnow. Retrieved 2014-01-05.
- ^ "mySociety's Freedom of Information site goes live". Mysociety.org. Retrieved 2014-01-05.
- ^ "news:rewired » Francis Irving". Newsrewired.com. Retrieved 2014-01-05.
- ^ Irving, Francis (2011-05-05). "ScraperWiki: A story about two boys, web scraping and a worm | ScraperWikiScraperWiki". Blog.scraperwiki.com. Retrieved 2014-01-05.