Government Agencies Directory
Inspection and Oversight
Agencies
National
Audit Office
Oversight of Fiscal Management
The National Audit Office contributes to the transformation, improvement, and modernization of the bodies established for the oversight of fiscal management by promoting the principles, purposes, and duties of the administrative function enshrined in the Political Constitution, fostering a culture of self-monitoring, and encouraging citizen participation in the fight to eradicate corruption.
Location
Bogotá, Cundinamarca
Av Calle 26 # 69-76 Edificio Elemento, Torre 4 (Agua), pisos 17 y 18
Phone
+57 (601) 318 6800
+57 (601) 381 6710
National Toll-Free Line: 018000 120205
correspondencia@auditoria.gov.co
ADMINISTRATIVE DEPARTMENT OF THE
Public Service
Oversight of Administrative Management
It is the National Government’s strategic, technical, and cross-cutting entity that contributes to the well-being of Colombians through the continuous improvement of the management of public servants and institutions throughout the national territory.
Location
Bogotá, Cundinamarca
Carrera 6 # 12-62
Phone
+57 (601) 739 5656
eva@funcionpublica.gov.co
ACCOUNTANT GENERAL OF THE
Republic
Accounting Oversight
The governing entity responsible for regulating the nation’s general accounting system, with doctrinal authority in matters of accounting standards interpretation. It standardizes, centralizes, and consolidates public accounting in order to prepare the General Balance Sheet, aimed at supporting decision-making in the general public administration and contributing to the management of a modern and transparent State.
Location
Bogotá, Cundinamarca
Calle 26 No 69 - 76, Edificio Elemento, Torre 1 (Aire) - piso 15
Phone
+57 (601) 492 6400
contactenos@contaduria.gov.co
COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF
Santander
Fiscal and Administrative Oversight
It oversees the fiscal management of the Department of Santander, its municipalities, and decentralized entities at the departmental and municipal levels.
Location
Bucaramanga, Santander
Calle 37 No. 10 – 30, piso 6, oficina 603
Phone
+57 (607) 630 6420
+57 316 027 4501
contralor@contraloriasantander.gov.co
DIGITAL
Government
Access to Information Oversight
The Colombian State Portal (www.gobiernoenlinea.gov.co) is a web platform that centralizes access to information, procedures, and services provided by government entities.
Location
Bogotá, Cundinamarca
Cra. 8a entre calles 12 y 13, Edificio Murillo Toro
Phone
+57 (601) 344 34 60
Toll-Free Line: 018000 914014
minticresponde@mintic.gov.co
INSTITUTO COLOMBIANO DE
Colombian Institute of Technical Standards and Certification (ICONTEC)
Standards Compliance and Requirements Oversight
It is a private, non-profit multinational organization that works to promote standardization, certification, metrology, and quality management in Colombia.
Location
Regional Oriente Bucaramanga, Santander
Calle 42 No. 28 – 19
Phone
+57 (607) 685 2974
+57 321 251 2456
National Line: #426 – 018000 949000
bucaramanga@icontec.org
MINISTRY OF SCIENCE,
Technology and Innovation
Oversight of Science, Technology and Innovation Management
It promotes public policies to foster STI in Colombia. Activities related to fulfilling its mission include coordinating policies that encourage knowledge production, building capacities for STI, and promoting the circulation and use of such knowledge for the country’s comprehensive development and the well-being of Colombians.
Location
Bogotá, Cundinamarca
Avenida Calle 26 No. 57 – 83, Torre 8, pisos del 2 al 6
Phone
+57 (601) 625 8480 - Extension: 2081
Toll-Free Line: 018000 914446
atencionalciudadano@minciencias.gov.co
MINISTRY OF
National Education
Oversight of Higher Education Institutions
It guarantees the right to education based on principles of equity, quality, and effectiveness, fostering honest, competent, responsible citizens capable of building a happy, equitable, productive, competitive, supportive, and self-confident society.
Location
Bogotá, Cundinamarca
Avenida Calle 26 No. 57 – 83, Torre 8, pisos del 2 al 6
Phone
+57 (601) 625 8480 - Extension: 2081
Toll-Free Line: 018000 914446
atencionalciudadano@mineducacion.gov.co
MINISTRY OF FINANCE AND
Public Credit
Budget System Oversight
t coordinates macroeconomic policy; defines, formulates, and implements the country’s fiscal policy; influences economic, governmental, and political sectors; and manages the Nation’s public resources from a budgetary and financial perspective through transparent actions, qualified personnel, and efficient processes, in order to promote conditions for sustainable economic growth, the stability and strength of the economy and financial system, the strengthening of institutions, support for decentralization, and the social well-being of citizens.
Location
Bogotá, Cundinamarca
Carrera 8 No. 6C - 38
Phone
+57 (601) 381 1700
Citizen Service: +57 (601) 602 1270
National Line: 018000 910071
relacionciudadano@minhacienda.gov.co
MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND
Social Protection
Oversight of the University Health System
It leads the health and social protection system through policies for health promotion, prevention, treatment, disease rehabilitation, and insurance coverage, as well as intersectoral coordination for the development of policies on health determinants. It operates under the principles of efficiency, universality, solidarity, equity, sustainability, and quality, with the aim of improving the health of the people of Colombia.
Location
Bogotá, Cundinamarca
Carrera 13 No. 32 – 76, piso 1
Phone
+57 (601) 330 5043
correo@minsalud.gov.co
MINISTRY OF
Labor
Oversight of Labor Affairs
It formulates, adopts, and guides public labor policy aimed at improving the quality of life of Colombians and guaranteeing the right to decent work through the identification and implementation of strategies for job creation and formalization, respect for fundamental labor rights, the promotion of social dialogue, and old-age protection.
Location
Bogotá, Cundinamarca
Carrera 14 No. 99 – 33, pisos 6, 7, 10, 11, 12 y 13
Phone
+57 (601) 377 9999
solucionesdocumental@mintrabajo.gov.co
INSPECTOR GENERAL’S OFFICE
of Colombia
Oversight of Disciplinary Misconduct by Public Officials
It monitors compliance with the Constitution, the laws, judicial decisions, and administrative acts; promotes and protects human rights; defends the public interest; and oversees the official conduct of those performing public functions. These objectives are achieved through preventive actions, judicial and administrative intervention, and disciplinary proceedings, while serving as a benchmark for efficiency, effectiveness, ethics, and ethical values in the exercise of public service.
Location
Bogotá, Cundinamarca
Carrera 5 No. 15 – 80
Phone
+57 (601) 587 8750
National Toll-Free Line: 018000 940
Sector
Member Entities
National Audit Office
The National Audit Office contributes to the transformation, improvement, and modernization of the bodies established for the oversight of fiscal management by promoting the principles, purposes, and duties of the administrative function enshrined in the Political Constitution, fostering a culture of self-monitoring, and encouraging citizen participation in the fight to eradicate corruption.
Office of the Accountant General of the Republic
The governing entity responsible for regulating the nation’s general accounting system, with doctrinal authority in matters of accounting standards interpretation. It standardizes, centralizes, and consolidates public accounting in order to prepare the General Balance Sheet, aimed at supporting decision-making in the general public administration and contributing to the management of a modern and transparent State.
Office of the Comptroller General of the Republic
It strengthens the control and oversight of fiscal management through a preventive approach within the framework of the Constitution and the Law, in order to ensure the proper management of public resources and to pursue efficiency and effectiveness in public administration, with citizen participation, for the achievement of the purposes of the State.
Administrative Department of the Public Service
It is the National Government’s strategic, technical, and cross-cutting entity that contributes to the well-being of Colombians through the continuous improvement of the management of public servants and institutions throughout the national territory.
National Planning Department
The National Planning Department (DNP) is an Administrative Department that belongs to the Executive Branch of public power and reports directly to the Presidency of the Republic. It is an eminently technical entity that promotes the implementation of the country’s strategic vision in the social, economic, and environmental fields through the design, guidance, and evaluation of Colombian public policies, the management and allocation of public investment, and their implementation in government plans, programs, and projects.
Digital Government
The Digital Government Policy is the National Government’s public policy aimed at public digital transformation. This policy seeks to strengthen the Citizen–State relationship by improving the delivery of services by public entities and generating trust in the institutions that make up the public administration and the State in general, through the use and effective implementation of ICT. It is part of the Integrated Planning and Management Model (MIPG) and is integrated with Institutional Management and Performance policies.
Colombian Institute of Technical Standards and Certification (ICONTEC)
It is a private, non-profit multinational organization that works to promote standardization, certification, metrology, and quality management in Colombia.
Institute of Internal Auditors of Colombia
It is a private, non-profit Colombian professional association whose purpose is to promote among professionals who perform internal auditing, comptrollership, internal control, and related services the development and consolidation of the values necessary to ensure the delivery of high-quality professional services, with a strong commitment to client entities and the community to which they belong, through concrete conduct based on professional discipline, transparency, respect, equality, and dignity.
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development
It formulates, coordinates, and evaluates policies that promote the competitive, equitable, and sustainable development of agricultural, forestry, fisheries, and rural development processes, based on decentralization, coordination, and participation criteria, which contribute to improving the standard of living and quality of life of the Colombian population.
Ministry of Culture
It is the governing entity of Colombia’s cultural sector and aims to formulate, coordinate, implement, and oversee State policy on culture. It is an organization that acts in good faith, with ethical integrity, and observes current regulations for the benefit of the community and its own staff. The Ministry of Culture seeks a creative Colombia that values and preserves its memory, where all citizens are able to interact and cooperate with opportunities for creation and enjoyment of cultural expressions, under conditions of equity and respect for diversity.
Ministry of National Education
It guarantees the right to education based on principles of equity, quality, and effectiveness, fostering honest, competent, responsible citizens capable of building a happy, equitable, productive, competitive, supportive, and self-confident society.
Ministry of Finance and Public Credit
It coordinates macroeconomic policy; defines, formulates, and implements the country’s fiscal policy; influences economic, governmental, and political sectors; and manages the Nation’s public resources from a budgetary and financial perspective through transparent actions, qualified personnel, and efficient processes, in order to promote conditions for sustainable economic growth, the stability and strength of the economy and financial system, the strengthening of institutions, support for decentralization, and the social well-being of citizens.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
It promotes national interests through the strengthening and geographic and thematic diversification of foreign policy, and fosters ties with Colombians living abroad.
Ministry of Health and Social Protection
It leads the health and social protection system through policies for health promotion, prevention, treatment, disease rehabilitation, and insurance coverage, as well as intersectoral coordination for the development of policies on health determinants. It operates under the principles of efficiency, universality, solidarity, equity, sustainability, and quality, with the aim of improving the health of the people of Colombia.
Ministry of Labor
It formulates, adopts, and guides public labor policy aimed at improving the quality of life of Colombians and guaranteeing the right to decent work through the identification and implementation of strategies for job creation and formalization, respect for fundamental labor rights, the promotion of social dialogue, and old-age protection.
Office of the Inspector General of Colombia
It monitors compliance with the Constitution, the laws, judicial decisions, and administrative acts; promotes and protects human rights; defends the public interest; and oversees the official conduct of those performing public functions. These objectives are achieved through preventive actions, judicial and administrative intervention, and disciplinary proceedings, while serving as a benchmark for efficiency, effectiveness, and ethical values in the exercise of public service.
Transparency for Colombia: Transparency International Chapter (Transparencia por Colombia: Capítulo Transparencia Internacional
Transparencia por Colombia is a non-profit organization created in 1998 whose mission is to lead, from civil society, the comprehensive fight against corruption and for transparency in both the public and private sectors, in order to promote active citizenship, strengthen institutions, and consolidate our democracy. democracia.