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Trumpai apžvelgus UNESCO apibrėžtas skirtingas paveldo tipologijas, dėmesys skiriamas įvairioms kul- tūros vertybėms, kurios, nors ir nepriskiriamos "pagrindinėms" paveldo kategorijoms, simbolizuoja reikšmingą paveldo turtą, siūlantį, be savo įprastos paskirties, daugybę galimybių, kaip jį būtų galima pritaikyti "netradi- cinėms" pridėtinę vertę kuriančioms paslaugoms. Įžanginiame skyriuje pateikiami pavyzdžiai, iliustruojantys netradicinį kultūros paveldą: istorinis maršrutas "Rytų ekspresas", mėlynasis tramvajus Tramvia Blau ar funi- kulierius Tibidabo Funicular Barselonoje; parkai, sodai ir žaliosios erdvės kaip išskirtinių renginių vietos; ypa- tingos ar nykstančios augalijos ir gyvūnijos buveinės; istoriniai piligrimų keliai Via Francigena, El Camino de Santiago de Compostela ir Camí de Cel de Barcelona; Italijos asociacijos Italian Alpine Club (CAI) organizuo- jami Dolomitų kelias ir kalnų žygiai; kruizai, istoriškai reikšmingi komerciniai ir kariniai maršrutai, pavyzdžiui, Viduržemio jūros ir Baltijos jūros turai, maršrutai į Indiją; tradiciniai šou, koncertai, operos, muzikos / šokių renginiai ir ritualai; sausumos ir jūros augalija bei gyvūnija, kuriai gresia išnykimo pavojus; pajūrio ir pakrančių paveldas, pavyzdžiui, švyturiai, istoriniai uostai ir pan. Daugelyje Europos šalių "kultūros paveldui" gali būti priskiriami ir artefaktai, žmonių atrasti daugiau nei prieš 50 metų. Taigi į paveldo apsaugą gali pretenduoti daug įvairių objektų – nuo pirmojo bakelitinio radijo imtuvo ir pokarinių automobilių iki elektroninės kompiuterių įrangos ir dizaino kūrinių. Jeigu etno- gra nės kolekcijos, daug kartų žiūrėtos kino juostos ir TV įrašai taip pat vertinami kaip papildomi elemen- tai (saugomi jau beveik 60 metų), tuomet visa tai sudaro nepakeičiamą ir saugotiną informacijos "šaltinį", kurį dera perduoti ateinančioms kartoms. Be materialiojo paveldo, derėtų saugoti ir nematerialųjį paveldą, pavyzdžiui, muziką, šokius, ritualus, pasakas ir pan., taip pat naujausią, bet ne mažiau svarbų "ateities" pa- veldą. Apsidairius aplink XXI a. ateities muziejus kuratoriaus akimis, gali iškilti pagrįstas klausimas: "Ar ateities kartos, net ir artimos ateities kartos, sugebės suprasti dabartinės kartos kuriamą turinį?" Trumpai panagrinėjus milžiniškus ir įvairialypius paveldo klodus galima užduoti vieną svarbiausių klausimų: "Kaip užtikrinti tinkamą paveldo naudojimą, valorizaciją ir valdymą?" Nepakanka vien tik vadovautis esamu scenarijumi. Būtina pasirengti susitikti su ateities paveldu, galinčiu tapti tikru iššūkiu būsimiems kolekcio- nieriams ar kuratoriams. Paveldas turi daugybę funkcijų ir daugybę vertybių, tad verta gerai ištyrinėti šiuos daugiamačius ir turtingus klodus, kad būtų galima pasinaudoti visais jų teikiamais privalumais. Šiai už- duočiai veiksmingai ir kokybiškai atlikti yra būtina metodologija. "Verčių" požiūrio taikymas analizuojant paveldą galėtų prisidėti sprendžiant problemas ir užtikrintai pagrįsti paveldo išsaugojimo, apsaugos ir val- dymo strategijos apibrėžimą. Šis straipsnis supažindina su logišku požiūriu, nustatant ir grupuojant platų paveldui priskiriamų vertybių spektrą. Nuodugniai išanalizavus vertybes (pradedant nuo akivaizdžiausių), nustatomos naujos vertybės, kurios yra (tiesiogiai) susijusios su inovacijomis ir technologijomis. Vertybių, kurias galima priskirti kultūros paveldui, kiekis didėja, daugėjant suinteresuotųjų šalių, kurios laikomos paveldo naudojimo, konservavimo ir valdymo proceso dalyvėmis. Priimant su paveldu susijusius spren- dimus ir reaguojant į skirtingų suinteresuotųjų šalių poreikius, šių vertybių apibrėžimas yra lemiamas iš esmės dėl to, kad šios vertybės padeda nustatyti konkrečios teritorijos patrauklumo lygį. Kultūros paveldo samprata remiasi įvairialype paklausa, kurią būtina atpažinti visose sudėtinėse kultūros paveldo dalyse, norint nuodugniai ištyrinėti vertybių klodus, kuriuos (kaip bus pristatoma toliau) riboja skirtingi diferen- cijuotos paklausos poreikiai. Norint pasiekti šį tikslą reikia apibrėžti įrankius bei metodus, padėsiančius nustatyti ir vertinti kultūros paveldą atsižvelgiant į skirtingas jam priskiriamų vertybių perspektyvas. Kie- kviena konkreti vertybė išsamiai aprašoma, kad būtų lengviau atlikti atskiro atvejo analizę. Nepaisant visų nukrypimų, plačiąja prasme aiškinama Europos kultūros paveldo idėja perteikia šias vertybes: istorines, atminties, pilietybės, civilizacijos, pripažinimo, tradicijų, meno, mokslo, konservavimo ir technologines. Suvokti vertybių ir kitų skirtingų dalių esmę yra įmanoma pripažįstant ir veiksmingai naudojant mūsų palikimą, vertinant jį kaip sistemą sąveikų tarp įvairių aspektų: paveldo tipologijos (gamtinės, kultūrinės, . nematerialios, . ateities); daugybės "verčių" (ekonominių, investicijų grąžos, socialinių, kultūrinių, išskirtinumo / unikalu- mo ir pan.); geogra nių ypatumų (vertingumo vietinių požiūriu, nacionalinių, regioninių, globalinių, daugiau- sia nevietinių ir pan.); potencialių naudotojų / galutinių naudotojų (ekspertų, specialistų, kolekcionierių, verslininkų, miesto gyventojų, tyrėjų, bendruomenės narių ir pan.). Didžioji dalis šių vertybių yra "potencialios"; kartais nėra galimybių ar poreikio nustatyti jų piniginę išraišką. Daugeliu atvejų išlaidas dengiantis subjektas nėra tas, kuris daug uždirba iš kultūros paveldo "naudojimo", čia susiduriama su savotišku asimetrinės rinkos modeliu. Visuomenės reikmėms skirto kul- tūros paveldo atveju "verčių" "rezultatais" dalijasi skirtingi vertybių grandinės dalyviai, o kultūros paveldą prižiūrinti valstybinė institucija tarp jų būna ne visada. Kartais visas vertybių spektras neatrodo akivaizdus (bent jau) vadovams arba nemanoma, kad būtų tinkama ar "išmintinga" šiomis vertybėmis pasinaudoti. Tokių vertybių naudojimas nebūtinai turi kelti pavojų mūsų paveldui – kultūros vertybės nesivaržo tar- pusavyje, išmintingai jas naudojant, jos nebus "suvartotos". Netgi priešingai, aiškiai apibrėžus vertybių "vertę", jas būtų lengviau atpažinti ir apsaugoti, suformuluojant bazines sąlygas jų tinkamam naudojimui užtikrinti. Toks scenarijus atrodo kaip visiems naudingas susitarimas: miesto gyventojai gali pasinaudoti visais efektyvaus paveldo naudojimo teikiamais privalumais, o suinteresuotosios šalys – džiaugtis didesniu matomu ir išaugusiomis pajamomis. Sėkmingai įdiegtoje sistemoje būtų numatytas struktūrinis vertinimo procesas, atsižvelgiantis ir į speci nes vertinimo procedūras bei rodiklius, ir į ekspertus, prisidedančius prie šios blokinės schemos kūrimo. Daugeliu atvejų šios vertybės iliustruoja, kaip įgyvendinami lankytojų ir naudotojų lūkesčiai. Raktiniai žodžiai: kultūros paveldas, ateities paveldas, išmanusis paveldas, netradicinės kultūros vertybės, paveldo vertinimas, paveldo valdymas. ; Starting from a quick overview of the di erent typologies of heritage as de ned by UNESCO, the focus is made on a wide range of cultural assets that, even not classi ed the 'main' heritage families, represent, however, a relevant heritage asset that apart from the typical use o ers great opportunities to be suitable for 'unconventional' added value services. The introduction provides a selection of examples concerning unconventional cultural assets such as the historical trans- portation means Orient Express, Tramvia Blau or the Tibidabo Funicular in Barcelona; parks, gardens and green areas as scenarios of particular events or peculiar or extinct habitats of ora and fauna; historic itineraries such as via Francigena, El Camino de Santiago de Compostela and the Camí de Cel de Barcelona; the Dolomites and mountain hiking trails of the Italian Alpine Club (CAI); cruises, commercial and military routes important in history such as Mediterranean and Baltic routes, routes to India; traditional shows, concerts, opera, music/dances and rituals; land and marine ora and fauna considered to be at risk of extinction; maritime-coastal heritage such as lighthouses, historical harbours, etc. In many European countries, artefacts realised by human beings more than fty years ago are also considered potential 'Cultural Heritage'. Therefore, a variety of objects might be enlis- ted for protection such as the rst bakelite radio-set, post-war period cars, the early electronic computer equipment and design products. Furthermore, if ethnographic collections, many times movies and TV recordings are considered the complement pictures (that have already been pro- tected for almost sixty years), all of them constitute an irreplaceable 'source' of information to be protected and handed down to posterity. In addition to the tangible heritage, the intangible heritage such as music, dances, rituals, tales, etc. and last but not least the 'future' heritage should be preserved. If we look around in the shoes of a curator of a future museum of the 21st c., it is reasonable to ask ourselves 'Will future generations, even those of the near future, be able to access the content produced by this generation?' Having brie y explored the vast and heteroge- neous universe of heritage, one of the key questions posed to ourselves is 'How can we ensure a proper use, valorisation and management of it?' Along with the current scenario, we should be ready to deal with the future heritage that may represent a real challenge for future collectors or curators. As the heritage represents a multi-function and multi-value domain, there is a need to explore this multidimensional space in order to fully bene t from its richness. Thus, a metho- 129 130 dology enabling to complete the task in an e cient and productive way is required. Application of the 'value' approach in analysing heritage may contribute to solving the problem and provide a valid support in de ning a strategy to preserve, promote and manage it. The present paper outlines the logical approach for identi cation and clustering of the broad range of the values associated with the heritage. The in-depth analysis of values, starting from the more evident ones, leads to identi cation of a set of new values due to or directly connected with innovation and technologies. The plurality of values that can be associated with a cultural asset widens with the variety of stakeholders considered to participate in the process of heritage use, conservation and management. Establishing the values upon making decisions about the heritage and there- fore meeting the needs of di erent stakeholders is crucial, mainly due to the reason that such values contribute to identi cation of the degree of attractiveness of a given territory. The cultural heritage should be considered a system based on the heterogeneous demand to be recognised in its many components in order to investigate the value space throughout its extension that, as it will be outlined later, is delimited by di erent needs of the di erentiated demand; in order to do this, we need to identify and de ne tools and methods of measuring and evaluating the cultural heritage in the di erent perspectives of the value attributable to it. Each speci c value is outlined in detail to facilitate the implementation of the approach to a single case study. The concept of the European cultural heritage, interpreted in the broad sense and with all its declinations, is the bearer of a multitude of values: historical value, testimony, citizenship, civilization, recognition, traditions, artistic, scienti c, conservation and technology. The matter of values and the other di erent elements actively contributing to the overall appreciation and fruitful exploitation of our legacy might be considered a complex of interactions among the following di erent aspects: • Heritage typology (natural, cultural,. intangible,. future) • Wide set of 'values' (economic value, return of investment, social, cultural, exceptionality/uniquely, etc.) • Geographic range (valuable for locals, national, regional, global, non-local mainly, etc.) • Potential users/end users (experts, specialists, collectors, businessmen, citizens, researchers, community members, etc.) Major parts of these values are 'potential'; sometimes there is no chance or need to monetize them. It happens frequently that the one who covers the expenses is not the one who earns much money from the 'use' of the cultural asset, i.e. a kind of asymmetric market model is observed. In case of public cul- tural assets, the 'e ects' of the 'values' are shared among di erent actors in the value-chain, sometimes not including the public body looking after the cultural assets at all. Moreover, sometimes the full set of values is not evident at least to the managers or it is not considered proper or 'wise' to take advantage of them. The exploitation of such values will not necessarily jeopardize our heritage, cultural assets are not rivalling and a wise exploitation will not 'consume' them. On the contrary, a clear identi cation of their 'values' will help to identify and protect them developing the basic conditions to ensure a proper exploitation. Such a scenario looks like a win-win agreement: citizens may bene t from the fruitful exploitation of their own heritage, whereas stakeholders may bene t from enhanced visibility and inco- mes. The full implementation of the system foresees a structured evaluation process taking into account both speci c evaluation procedures, metrics and a network of experts providing their contribution in a kind of block chain architecture. In most cases, these values represent the ful lment of the present expectations of visitors and users. Keywords: Cultural heritage, future heritage, smart heritage, unconventional cultural assets, heritage valorisation, heritage management.

The aim of this thesis is to determine how strategical decision making is being made under uncertainty in the organization. After conducting the analysis of literature, the conclusions have been made about the main fields inside organization that are affected the most by uncertainty during decision making process. The main areas of uncertainty were political environment, economical environment, implementation of technologies, consumer behaviour, new products and services, invensment decisions. As it was important to find out companies' leaders point of view towards decision making under uncertainty, an empirical research was conducted. During empirical research, structured questionnaire was given to leaders of Lithuanian companies and 82 answers were gathered. After analyzing the results of research companies leaders opinion and experience towards decision making under uncertainty was understood and the means of dealing with uncertainty identified. Empirical research how shown, that main contexts of uncertainty that makes influence are the same as were indentified during literature analysis. In the third part of this thesis managerial solutions and recommendations about decision making under uncertainty were given and methods of how uncertainty might be reduced were offered. Recommendations were formulated according to main contexts of uncertainty in order to advice how uncertainty might be reduced while making strategical decisions

The aim of this thesis is to determine how strategical decision making is being made under uncertainty in the organization. After conducting the analysis of literature, the conclusions have been made about the main fields inside organization that are affected the most by uncertainty during decision making process. The main areas of uncertainty were political environment, economical environment, implementation of technologies, consumer behaviour, new products and services, invensment decisions. As it was important to find out companies' leaders point of view towards decision making under uncertainty, an empirical research was conducted. During empirical research, structured questionnaire was given to leaders of Lithuanian companies and 82 answers were gathered. After analyzing the results of research companies leaders opinion and experience towards decision making under uncertainty was understood and the means of dealing with uncertainty identified. Empirical research how shown, that main contexts of uncertainty that makes influence are the same as were indentified during literature analysis. In the third part of this thesis managerial solutions and recommendations about decision making under uncertainty were given and methods of how uncertainty might be reduced were offered. Recommendations were formulated according to main contexts of uncertainty in order to advice how uncertainty might be reduced while making strategical decisions

The aim of this thesis is to determine how strategical decision making is being made under uncertainty in the organization. After conducting the analysis of literature, the conclusions have been made about the main fields inside organization that are affected the most by uncertainty during decision making process. The main areas of uncertainty were political environment, economical environment, implementation of technologies, consumer behaviour, new products and services, invensment decisions. As it was important to find out companies' leaders point of view towards decision making under uncertainty, an empirical research was conducted. During empirical research, structured questionnaire was given to leaders of Lithuanian companies and 82 answers were gathered. After analyzing the results of research companies leaders opinion and experience towards decision making under uncertainty was understood and the means of dealing with uncertainty identified. Empirical research how shown, that main contexts of uncertainty that makes influence are the same as were indentified during literature analysis. In the third part of this thesis managerial solutions and recommendations about decision making under uncertainty were given and methods of how uncertainty might be reduced were offered. Recommendations were formulated according to main contexts of uncertainty in order to advice how uncertainty might be reduced while making strategical decisions

In the public sector, the decision-making process is multidimensional. The methodological framework for all decision-making theories is the rationalist tradition, according to which mankind is inherently rational and seeks to maximize its goals. The proponents of the main decision-making theories—the rationalcomprehensive theory, the incremental theory and the mixed scanning theory—seek to argue in favour of their postulated values and the approaches to avoid unnecessary risks of the decision-making process. Those theories are aimed at promoting innovative solutions in the new public management environment. To improve the decision-making process, it is necessary to improve the management of information flows which would allow an accurate and objective information analysis by distorting the information necessary for decision-making.

In the public sector, the decision-making process is multidimensional. The methodological framework for all decision-making theories is the rationalist tradition, according to which mankind is inherently rational and seeks to maximize its goals. The proponents of the main decision-making theories—the rationalcomprehensive theory, the incremental theory and the mixed scanning theory—seek to argue in favour of their postulated values and the approaches to avoid unnecessary risks of the decision-making process. Those theories are aimed at promoting innovative solutions in the new public management environment. To improve the decision-making process, it is necessary to improve the management of information flows which would allow an accurate and objective information analysis by distorting the information necessary for decision-making.

In the public sector, the decision-making process is multidimensional. The methodological framework for all decision-making theories is the rationalist tradition, according to which mankind is inherently rational and seeks to maximize its goals. The proponents of the main decision-making theories—the rationalcomprehensive theory, the incremental theory and the mixed scanning theory—seek to argue in favour of their postulated values and the approaches to avoid unnecessary risks of the decision-making process. Those theories are aimed at promoting innovative solutions in the new public management environment. To improve the decision-making process, it is necessary to improve the management of information flows which would allow an accurate and objective information analysis by distorting the information necessary for decision-making.

In the public sector, the decision-making process is multidimensional. The methodological framework for all decision-making theories is the rationalist tradition, according to which mankind is inherently rational and seeks to maximize its goals. The proponents of the main decision-making theories—the rationalcomprehensive theory, the incremental theory and the mixed scanning theory—seek to argue in favour of their postulated values and the approaches to avoid unnecessary risks of the decision-making process. Those theories are aimed at promoting innovative solutions in the new public management environment. To improve the decision-making process, it is necessary to improve the management of information flows which would allow an accurate and objective information analysis by distorting the information necessary for decision-making.

The functions and powers of local self-governance are broadly discussed at all levels of government institutions, non-governmental organizations and communities. There is an expressed position that local communities and their local self-governing institutions should be given the power of subsidiary decision making in locally specific issues. However, year after year, the unanimous attitude is suppressed by financial and fiscal dependence upon the central government, unreasonably large territorial units with high population density. These circumstances limit down the decision-making and, moreover, the implementation of the decisions. From this point of view, the financial and fiscal powers of local self-governing institutions and, consequently, the decision-making strata are significantly different from those in other Baltic and Central European countries, as well as Scandinavian states. This article deals with the analysis of local self-governing administration in terms of its fiscal and financial empowerment, the size of the local communities and its impact on decision-making. A comparison is drawn with Scandinavian, central European and Baltic countries. ; Lietuvos vietos savivaldos funkcionavimo bei jos galių klausimu daug diskutuojama įvairių lygių valdžios institucijose, visuomeninėse organizacijose, bendruomenėse. Vieningai pritariama, jog būtina suteikti didesnes galias pačioms bendruomenėms bei jų išrinktoms vietos valdžios institucijoms spręsti tas problemas, kurias jos geriausiai išmano (subsidiarumas). Deja, metai iš metų, kalbant apie vietos savivaldos galių didinimą, nesikeičia vietos savivaldos finansinė ir fiskalinė priklausomybė nuo centrinės valdžios, lieka nepagrįstai dideli savivaldybių teritorijos dydžiai (gyventojų kiekis). Tai lemia ribotas sprendimų priėmimo galimybes, jau priimtų sprendimų įgyvendinimą. Lietuvos vietos savivaldos finansinis ir fiskalinis savarankiškumas bei iš to sekanti sprendimų priėmimo galimybė gerokai skiriasi nuo kitų Baltijos bei Vidurio Europos ir Skandinavijos valstybių. Šis straipsnis skirtas mūsų valstybės vietos savivaldos fiskalinio bei finansinio savarankiškumo bei savivaldybių dydžių palyginti su Skandinavijos, Vidurio Europos ir Baltijos valstybėmis nulemtai sprendimų priėmimo galių analizei.

The paper is based on the analysis and synthesis of scientific literature with the aim to disclose the peculiarities of pedagogical problem-solving as well as decision-making. It highlights the complexity of pedagogical decision-making. Most research of pedagogical decision-making concentrates on various constituents and psychological factors that are directly related to the features of teachers' personality. Some research of pedagogical decision-making focuses on the process of decision-making. Trying to answer the research question, this paper attempts to reveal the main groups of factors that influence the pedagogical decision-making. The theoretical framework, which is based on the insights concerning the pedagogical decision-making factors, is presented.

The paper is based on the analysis and synthesis of scientific literature with the aim to disclose the peculiarities of pedagogical problem-solving as well as decision-making. It highlights the complexity of pedagogical decision-making. Most research of pedagogical decision-making concentrates on various constituents and psychological factors that are directly related to the features of teachers' personality. Some research of pedagogical decision-making focuses on the process of decision-making. Trying to answer the research question, this paper attempts to reveal the main groups of factors that influence the pedagogical decision-making. The theoretical framework, which is based on the insights concerning the pedagogical decision-making factors, is presented.

The paper is based on the analysis and synthesis of scientific literature with the aim to disclose the peculiarities of pedagogical problem-solving as well as decision-making. It highlights the complexity of pedagogical decision-making. Most research of pedagogical decision-making concentrates on various constituents and psychological factors that are directly related to the features of teachers' personality. Some research of pedagogical decision-making focuses on the process of decision-making. Trying to answer the research question, this paper attempts to reveal the main groups of factors that influence the pedagogical decision-making. The theoretical framework, which is based on the insights concerning the pedagogical decision-making factors, is presented.

The relevance of the research. Decision making is the daily routine of politicians and the public sector institutions. The government is one of the main political institutions that takes important decisions at the state level. Nowadays, the decision-making process is becoming more complex and more difficult to manage. The decision-making process is influenced by the rapid development of information technology and the challenges posed by globalization. In such circumstances, a situation arises when it is necessary to improve the decision-making process of the government, to adapt decision-making models to the needs of the present-day state. The novelty of the research. In the scientific literature the decision-making process of the government has been studied for decades. However, no detailed researches about what the model of public policy decision-making prevails in the decision-making process of the Government of the Republic of Lithuania have been done. Also, no detailed researches what should be the optimal model for government decision making have been done. The research object is the decision-making of the Government of the Republic of Lithuania. The research subject is the decision-making models are applied in the decision-making process of the Government of the Republic of Lithuania. The aim of the research is to analyze the decision-making process of the Government of the Republic of Lithuania and to make recommendations for its improvement. The objectives of the research are: 1) to carry out the analysis of public policy decision-making process and models and identify the features of the conceptual decision-making process; 2) to analyze the legal environment of the Government's decision-making process in Lithuania; 3) to investigate the decision-making process of the Government of the Republic of Lithuania, the decision-making models applied therein and submit proposals for its improvement. The research revealed that rational, mixed scanning and naturalistic decision-making models predominate in the government decision-making process. The analysis of the results of the research revealed that the decision-making process of the Government of the Republic of Lithuania is characterized by the following features of the conceptual decision-making process: transparency, publicity and interdisciplinarity. During the expert interviews, experts highlighted these strengths of the Government's decision-making process: inter-agency cooperation in decision-making, detailed legal assessment of all legislative initiatives, and cooperation platform for strategic issues with stakeholders. Experts identified these weaknesses of the decision-making process of the Government: the long-running decision-making process, the lack of use of evidence-based information in the government's decision-making process, insufficient government cooperation with stakeholders, and insufficient attention to problem analysis. The main directions of improvement of the decision-making process of the Government of the Republic of Lithuania are: 1) more attention should be paid to evidence-based decision-making, 2) more attention should be paid to the involvement of the interested groups in the decision-making process of the Government, 3) more attention should be paid for the analysis of alternatives of decision. The results of the research may be useful for the government, because these results show the strengths and weaknesses of the government's decision-making process. In the first part of the work the definition and significance of the public policy decision-making process, theoretical models of the public policy decision-making process, and the features of the conceptual public policy decision-making model were analyzed. In the second part of the work described the legal environment of the decision-making process of the Government of the Republic of Lithuania. In the third part of the work the analysis of the decision-making process of the Government of the Republic of Lithuania was done.

The relevance of the research. Decision making is the daily routine of politicians and the public sector institutions. The government is one of the main political institutions that takes important decisions at the state level. Nowadays, the decision-making process is becoming more complex and more difficult to manage. The decision-making process is influenced by the rapid development of information technology and the challenges posed by globalization. In such circumstances, a situation arises when it is necessary to improve the decision-making process of the government, to adapt decision-making models to the needs of the present-day state. The novelty of the research. In the scientific literature the decision-making process of the government has been studied for decades. However, no detailed researches about what the model of public policy decision-making prevails in the decision-making process of the Government of the Republic of Lithuania have been done. Also, no detailed researches what should be the optimal model for government decision making have been done. The research object is the decision-making of the Government of the Republic of Lithuania. The research subject is the decision-making models are applied in the decision-making process of the Government of the Republic of Lithuania. The aim of the research is to analyze the decision-making process of the Government of the Republic of Lithuania and to make recommendations for its improvement. The objectives of the research are: 1) to carry out the analysis of public policy decision-making process and models and identify the features of the conceptual decision-making process; 2) to analyze the legal environment of the Government's decision-making process in Lithuania; 3) to investigate the decision-making process of the Government of the Republic of Lithuania, the decision-making models applied therein and submit proposals for its improvement. The research revealed that rational, mixed scanning and naturalistic decision-making models predominate in the government decision-making process. The analysis of the results of the research revealed that the decision-making process of the Government of the Republic of Lithuania is characterized by the following features of the conceptual decision-making process: transparency, publicity and interdisciplinarity. During the expert interviews, experts highlighted these strengths of the Government's decision-making process: inter-agency cooperation in decision-making, detailed legal assessment of all legislative initiatives, and cooperation platform for strategic issues with stakeholders. Experts identified these weaknesses of the decision-making process of the Government: the long-running decision-making process, the lack of use of evidence-based information in the government's decision-making process, insufficient government cooperation with stakeholders, and insufficient attention to problem analysis. The main directions of improvement of the decision-making process of the Government of the Republic of Lithuania are: 1) more attention should be paid to evidence-based decision-making, 2) more attention should be paid to the involvement of the interested groups in the decision-making process of the Government, 3) more attention should be paid for the analysis of alternatives of decision. The results of the research may be useful for the government, because these results show the strengths and weaknesses of the government's decision-making process. In the first part of the work the definition and significance of the public policy decision-making process, theoretical models of the public policy decision-making process, and the features of the conceptual public policy decision-making model were analyzed. In the second part of the work described the legal environment of the decision-making process of the Government of the Republic of Lithuania. In the third part of the work the analysis of the decision-making process of the Government of the Republic of Lithuania was done.

The relevance of the research. Decision making is the daily routine of politicians and the public sector institutions. The government is one of the main political institutions that takes important decisions at the state level. Nowadays, the decision-making process is becoming more complex and more difficult to manage. The decision-making process is influenced by the rapid development of information technology and the challenges posed by globalization. In such circumstances, a situation arises when it is necessary to improve the decision-making process of the government, to adapt decision-making models to the needs of the present-day state. The novelty of the research. In the scientific literature the decision-making process of the government has been studied for decades. However, no detailed researches about what the model of public policy decision-making prevails in the decision-making process of the Government of the Republic of Lithuania have been done. Also, no detailed researches what should be the optimal model for government decision making have been done. The research object is the decision-making of the Government of the Republic of Lithuania. The research subject is the decision-making models are applied in the decision-making process of the Government of the Republic of Lithuania. The aim of the research is to analyze the decision-making process of the Government of the Republic of Lithuania and to make recommendations for its improvement. The objectives of the research are: 1) to carry out the analysis of public policy decision-making process and models and identify the features of the conceptual decision-making process; 2) to analyze the legal environment of the Government's decision-making process in Lithuania; 3) to investigate the decision-making process of the Government of the Republic of Lithuania, the decision-making models applied therein and submit proposals for its improvement. The research revealed that rational, mixed scanning and naturalistic decision-making models predominate in the government decision-making process. The analysis of the results of the research revealed that the decision-making process of the Government of the Republic of Lithuania is characterized by the following features of the conceptual decision-making process: transparency, publicity and interdisciplinarity. During the expert interviews, experts highlighted these strengths of the Government's decision-making process: inter-agency cooperation in decision-making, detailed legal assessment of all legislative initiatives, and cooperation platform for strategic issues with stakeholders. Experts identified these weaknesses of the decision-making process of the Government: the long-running decision-making process, the lack of use of evidence-based information in the government's decision-making process, insufficient government cooperation with stakeholders, and insufficient attention to problem analysis. The main directions of improvement of the decision-making process of the Government of the Republic of Lithuania are: 1) more attention should be paid to evidence-based decision-making, 2) more attention should be paid to the involvement of the interested groups in the decision-making process of the Government, 3) more attention should be paid for the analysis of alternatives of decision. The results of the research may be useful for the government, because these results show the strengths and weaknesses of the government's decision-making process. In the first part of the work the definition and significance of the public policy decision-making process, theoretical models of the public policy decision-making process, and the features of the conceptual public policy decision-making model were analyzed. In the second part of the work described the legal environment of the decision-making process of the Government of the Republic of Lithuania. In the third part of the work the analysis of the decision-making process of the Government of the Republic of Lithuania was done.