Index of Classified and Reserved Public Information from Colombia

An inventory of public information classified as confidential or reserved, compiled to comply with Colombia's Transparency Law 1712 of 2014. The dataset is published by datos.gov.co and was last updated on 2026-05-18. It lists records with details on the responsible entity, classification level, legal justification, and storage format.

Use Cases

• Analyzing classification trends using CLASIFICACION DE LA INFORMACION and FECHA DE LA CALIFICACIÓN.
• Tracking document retention periods by examining PLAZO DE CLASIFICACIÓN O RESERVA and Vigencia.
• Studying legal justifications for secrecy by linking FUNDAMENTO CONSTITUCIONAL O LEGAL with OBJETIVO LEGITIMO DE LA EXCEPCIÓN.
• Categorizing information types using NOMBRE O TITULO DE LA CATEGORÍA DE INFORMACIÓN and NOMBRE O TITULO DE LA INFORMACION.

Strengths

• Structured with 15 columns detailing administrative, legal, and descriptive metadata for each record.
• Explicitly linked to a specific legal framework (Law 1712 of 2014).
• Available in multiple machine-readable formats including CSV, JSON, XML, and RDF.

Limitations

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

Provenance

Source

www.datos.gov.co

Collection Method

Likely an administrative inventory compiled by Colombian public entities.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-18 17:18:20; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Colombia