Steph himself is a digital strategist and practitioner, helping clients to use low-cost digital tools and techniques including social media to engage their audiences, work more collaboratively and save money. He writes strategies, manages projects, builds websites and delivers training.

Blog by Tim Lloyd head of Digital at BIS.

Article about Finland's crowd sourced policy making and the Open Ministry.

The Open Ministry (Avoin ministeriö) is about crowdsourcing legislation, deliberative and participatory democracy and citizens initiatives. It is a non-profit organization based in Helsinki, Finland.

Updates from civil society engagement with the UK Government on data sharing

Blog about the use of social media in the UK's Government Digital Service.

The Scottish Government's policies on its use of social media.

This Guide aims to become one of the best sources of useful examples, tools and practical advice about how UK public sector organisations can engage online.

Social Media Strategy concept known as the homeland-embassy approach

Social media policy examples from a range of different organisations.

Guide on what to avoid when using Twitter

What to do when something goes wrong, from Steph of Helpful Technology.

Blog post ideas

"Open University research project that aims to facilitate debate and mutual learning among the many different actors involved, so that we better understand these new forms of public participation in the broader social and political context in which they are situated. This page provides a platform for contributions to this debate."

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

"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."

"Improving engagement between citizens, governments and organisations on public issues is our passion. All CiviQ products are based on recent innovations in deliberative democratic theory on which we have consulted with citizens, Councillors and management in Fingal County. "

"OurSpace is an Online Social Network powered by European Youth and Youth Organisations to: Debate, Discuss and Engage on EU topics, National Affairs and Policies. Influence EU and National policy-makers on issues that concern European Youth. Connect and network with peers online, on Facebook and on-the-go. Benefit youth NGOs with a multi-channel and multi-lingual community & tool."

Tools to help with ideas for blog posts.

"In February this year, eight Junior Digital Media Producers from Bristol arts charity Knowle West Media Centre (KWMC), were set a challenge to engage their community and encourage community activism. The project was called Data Patchwork and the team's response to the brief was a fascinating exploration of innovative ways to collect and represent data. One of the outcomes was an exhibit called 'The Cardboard Living Room.' As you might glean from the name, the exhibit was a room filled with 3D cardboard furniture, but perhaps less expected is that every piece of furniture was connected to a computer which reacted to movement."