The development of information technology and electronic media lead to the changing concept of public participation and citizen involvement in decision-making process. It is especially relevant when it comes to one of the most important processes of the state governance – legislation or law-making, where citizens and other stakeholders are given the opportunity to make the impact and shape the political agenda. Even though e-participation platforms are being developed in more countries, according to United Nations and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, public-participation and involvement rate in Lithuania remains insufficient. Therefore, it is important to determine how to exploit electronic media and process digitalization solutions for greater e-participation and involvement of citizens in the law-making process. Although the number of scientific researches on e-participation is growing, there is still a lack of literature examining digitalization solutions and the use of electronic media, specifically in the legislative process. After the analysis of e-participation models, the article provides suggestions and insights about a new theoretical e-participation platforms evaluation model, revealing most important factors for achieving greater citizen e-participation and involvement in the legislative process. The proposed model includes two important dimensions of e-participation: the efficiency of the service and public value.
