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Organization Name Organization Name (Local Language) Country Factors Organization Description
Civil Society Bureau for Transparency in Extractive Industries Mesa de la Sociedad Civil para la Transparencia en las Industrias Extractivas Colombia
Factor 2: Absence of Corruption

An initiative that includes social and academic organizations from different regions of the country. It was formed in 2013 with the purpose of promoting greater levels of transparency and access to public information in the extractive sector (oil, mining and gas) in Colombia.

Colombian Observatory Of Public Contracting Observatorio Colombiano De Contratación Pública Colombia
Factor 2: Absence of Corruption

Its objective is establishing a network of national and international experts that contribute to the improvement of the contractual activity of the Colombian State through the publication of academic articles that analyze good practices, public policies, and current legislation.

Tax Justice Justicia Tributaria Colombia
Factor 2: Absence of Corruption

An initiative of academics, former state officials, and organizations, with the objective of analyzing the country's tax structure, monitoring the contributions that large national and foreign companies make to the economy, and demanding transparency in tax information. Their initiatives include Gender and Economic Justice and Transnational Companies Fair Tax.

Transparency and Anti-corruption Observatory Observatorio de Transparencia y Anticorrupción Colombia
Factor 2: Absence of Corruption

Led by the Secretariat of Transparency of the Presidency of the Republic, it contributes to raising the level of transparency in public management. It measures and analyses the phenomenon of corruption based on the interactions between citizens and public and private organizations.

Transparency International - Colombian Chapter Tansparencia por Colombia Colombia
Factor 2: Absence of Corruption

Leads civil society efforts to combat corruption. It focuses on transforming and guiding public and private institutions towards more transparent practices.

Visible Congress Congreso Visible Colombia
Factor 2: Absence of Corruption
Factor 3: Open Government

Founded in 1998 by the department of political science at the University of the Andes, it monitors and analyzes the work of the Colombian Congress and subsequently publishes reports through its legislative activity. Their work aims to strengthen and promote the accountability of the legislative branch and the increased participation of the citizenry.

Visible Election Elección Visible Colombia
Factor 2: Absence of Corruption
Factor 6: Regulatory Enforcement

It is a coalition of nine civil society organizations established in 2008 to follow the elections processes of magistrates to the high courts.