Findeter Index of Classified and Reserved Information for 2020

A dataset from Findeter detailing records of information classified as confidential or reserved during 2020. It includes columns for the information title, legal justification, classification level, description, and responsible officials. The data is hosted by the Colombian open data portal www.datos.gov.co and was last updated in May 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyzing the distribution of information classification types (CLASIFICACION DE LA INFORMACIÓN) across different responsible officials (NOMBRE DEL RESPONSABLE DE LA INFORMACIÓN).
• Studying the relationship between legal justifications (FUNDAMENTO JURIDICO DE LA EXCEPCIÓN) and the duration of classification (PLAZO DE LA CLASIFICACIÓN O RESERVA).
• Tracking the volume of information generation over time using the creation date (FECHA DE GENERACIÓN DE LA INFORMACIÓN) and qualification date (FECHA DE LA CALIFICACIÓN).
• Categorizing the format and language of reserved documents using the IDIOMA and FORMATO columns.

Strengths

• Contains 16 detailed columns covering legal, administrative, and descriptive aspects of classified information.
• Provides specific dates for information generation and qualification, allowing for temporal analysis.
• Hosted on a national open data platform (www.datos.gov.co), suggesting an official source.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• License information is unknown, which may restrict certain uses.

Provenance

Source

Findeter, via the Colombian open data portal www.datos.gov.co.

Collection Method

Likely an official administrative record from Findeter's internal processes.

Time Range

2020

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-18 16:39:25; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Colombia