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WIMPS stands for "Where Is My Public Servant?". It is a project run by and for young people. We started (way back in 2004!) with an idea - how do we make politics more relevant to young people? We decided one way of doing this was to remind politicians that they work for us - the citizens. We have created this space for young people like you to discuss and debate issues. We also want to do more - to get organised, to campaign and to bring our views directly to politicians and others, and to influence the decisions that affect our lives.

Briefing papers on engaging with older people, minorities and rural populations.

We asked former home secretary David Blunkett and other experts how to involve #peopleinpolitics. Here's what they said

Final report of the Commission on Fair Access to Policital Influence

Don't just ask for the favourite, ask for all the OKs. Let people vote for more than one option!

"What, asks Steph Gray in his Postbureaucrat blog, holds people back from using digital tools and techniques at work? "

Participation Cymru is a partnership of public and third sector organisations hosted by WCVA. They work with public service organisations in the public, private and third sectors to achieve better public engagement in the design, development and delivery of citizen-centred services for the people of Wales.

This diagnostic and toolkit has been developed by Sciencewise- ERC to help people within organisations who are interested in improving their organisation's use of dialogue and engagement.

This tool provides practical information for those working to involve people. By registering you can add methods, cases, library resources, news and experts to our database.

"Puzzled by Policy is a complete solution for engaging people in the policy process. It offers a toolkit to support improved policy-making through a combination of online and offline citizen engagement."

" Your Priorities is a powerful eDemocracy web application designed by the non profit Citizens Foundation to help groups of people speak with one voice."

The Citizens Foundation is a non-profit based in Reykjavik, Iceland. The mission of the Citizens Foundation is to bring people together to debate and prioritize innovative ideas to improve their communities.

People all around the world are demanding more openness in government. They are seeking ways for citizens to be able to participate in the decisions that effect them, and for governments to be more transparent, responsive, accountable, and effective. What are the steps that governments can take?

Crowdsourcing platform asking people for their views on the Wales they want for future generations. Is organised thematically: climate change, community safety, energy, education, etc.

'If you are trying to connect with the public, where you go online matters. If you choose to make Facebook your platform for civic activity, you are implicitly suggesting that a specific class of people is more worth your time and attention than others. Of course, splitting your attention can also be costly and doesn't necessarily mean that you'll be reaching everyone anyhow. You're damned if you do and damned if you don't. The key to developing a social media strategy is to understand who you're reaching and who you're not and make certain that your perspective is accounting for said choices. Understand your biases and work to counter them.'

"Find out how new forms of participatory public engagement are working to reshape contemporary life."

Advice from Comms at Cornwall Council about good use of YouTube. Ofcom: YouTube is the UK's most popular social media site and the second largest search engine after Google.