Colombian Government Classified and Reserved Information Registry

A registry of information classified or reserved under Decree 0877, published by datos.gov.co. The dataset includes metadata such as creation date, responsible unit, legal justification, and classification duration. It was last updated on 2026-05-18.

Use Cases

• Analyzing the distribution of classification durations (PLAZO DE LA CLASIFICACIÓN O RESERVA) across responsible units (NOMBRE DEL RESPONSABLE DE LA INFORMACIÓN).
• Mapping the frequency of specific legal justifications (FUNDAMENTO JURÍDICO DE LA EXCEPCIÓN) used for information classification.
• Tracking the timeline of information classification by comparing creation dates (FECHA DE GENERACIÓN DE LA INFORMACIÓN) with classification dates (FECHA DE LA CALIFICACIÓN).
• Identifying the most common legitimate objectives (OBJETIVO LEGÍTIMO DE LA EXCEPCIÓN) cited for withholding information.

Strengths

• Provides structured metadata for government information classification processes.
• Includes specific legal and constitutional justification columns (FUNDAMENTO CONSTITUCIONAL O LEGAL).
• Offers multiple export formats including CSV, JSON, XML, and RDF.

Limitations

• Row count and dataset size are unknown, limiting suitability assessment.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• License and author information are not provided.

Provenance

Source

www.datos.gov.co

Collection Method

Likely extracted from a Records Management Table (TRD) as per Decree 0877.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-18 16:54:18; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Colombia