<![CDATA[Public participation is a crucial element in realizing transparent, accountable, and responsive governance. In the digital era, community interaction patterns have shifted toward a more practical and efficient digital space, including participation practices that have subsequently evolved into digital participation or e-participation. This study focuses on the digital transformation efforts undertaken by the Berangas Timur Village Government to increase community involvement and strengthen the principles of good governance. The research approach used was descriptive qualitative, with data collection techniques through interviews and observations. Informants were selected purposively to ensure the data obtained was relevant, in-depth, and in accordance with social realities on the ground. The results show that the Berangas Timur Village Government has initiated digital transformation by providing a village website and establishing digital volunteers. Although the results are not yet optimal, these steps mark the beginning of a shift towards digital-based governance.Limited infrastructure and low digital awareness among both the village government and the community are major inhibiting factors, resulting in East Berangas Village only reaching the e-informing stage, according to Macintosh's three-level e-participation typology. Therefore, community participation fostered through digital channels has not yet been fully realized, but this effort has the potential to be a strategic alternative to expand the space for village community participation in the future.]]>
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