Andean Parliament

What Andean Parliament does

The Andean Parliament (Parlamento Andino), founded in 1979 and headquartered in Bogotá, Colombia, is the parliamentary organ of the Andean Community of Nations (CAN). It serves the legislatures and peoples of five member countries — Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru — through legislative harmonization, electoral observation, citizen participation programs, cultural management, and parliamentary diplomacy. Its core mandate is to act as a forum for regional integration and democratic coordination across the Andean region.

The organization delivers a portfolio of non-commercial public programs: a Plataforma Virtual (cursosparlandino.com) for digital education and training; a Janium-powered Repositorio Digital (digital repository and parliamentary library); the Parlamento Andino Juvenil and Parlamento Andino Universitario youth and university programs; the Red Andina de Universidades Acreditadas and Red Andina de Autoridades Territoriales networks; the Observatorio de la Democracia, Derechos Humanos y Paz (electoral observation); and cultural management, facility rental, and citizen services. The technology stack is conventional web-based: a Joomla CMS for the public site and the Janium digital repository for archival and library services. There is no public or partner-facing API and no developer ecosystem.

The Andean Parliament does not operate a commercial revenue model. Its funding comes from contributions by member countries and international cooperation agreements. It reaches its constituents through rotating parliamentary sessions held in each member country, national representations, physical and digital documentation services, the Parlandino TV YouTube channel, press bulletins, and participation in the biregional EuroLat and AfroLac parliamentary forums. Governance is exercised through a Mesa Directiva (President and Vice Presidents representing member countries), the Secretaría General led by Dr. Eduardo Chiliquinga Mazón, the Plenary, permanent and special commissions, and approximately 25 parliamentarians distributed across the five member-state delegations.

Name

Andean Parliament

Legal name

Parlamento Andino

Website

https://parlamentoandino.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1979

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

The Andean Parliament (Parlamento Andino) is the parliamentary organ of the Andean Community of Nations, serving the legislatures and peoples of Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru through legislative harmonization, electoral observation, youth and citizen participation programs, and cultural integration initiatives funded by member-state contributions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Intergovernmental Parliamentary Services

NAICS

Legislative Bodies (921120), National Security and International Affairs (928), Other General Government Support (921190)

SIC

Foreign Governments (8888), International Affairs (9721)

akta.pro primary industry

State Legislature/Regional Assembly Administration (BPAIABAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Human Rights, Democracy & Rule of Law IGOs (BPADAAAG), Electoral Support & Election Observation (BPADAGAA), Multilateral Diplomacy & International Representation (UN, Regional Bodies) (BPAIAIAC), Model UN & Parliamentary Procedure Programs (Oratory-Focused) (EDAMAOAG)

Keywords

• Parliamentary services
• Legislative harmonization
• Regional integration
• Citizen participation programs
• Cultural management

Headquarters

HQ city

Bogotá

HQ country

Colombia

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Others

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The Andean Parliament is an inter-parliamentary body of the Andean Community of Nations (CAN) that provides regional parliamentary services including legislative harmonization across five member countries (Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru), electoral observation and democratic monitoring through the Observatorio de la Democracia, citizen participation programs for youth and universities, cultural management services, and knowledge dissemination through the Simón Rodríguez Documentation Center. It operates as a non-commercial institution funded by member state contributions and international cooperation agreements, with rotating plenary sessions and national representations in each member country.

Product overview

Andean Parliament (Parlamento Andino) is a parliamentary institution of the Andean Community that operates as an information and coordination platform serving five member countries (Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru). The organization does not offer a commercial software product but rather provides a suite of public programs and services including: the Plataforma Virtual for digital education and training; the Repositorio Digital for parliamentary documentation and publications; youth parliament programs (Parlamento Andino Juvenil and Universitario); the Simón Rodríguez Documentation Center; an Electoral Observatory for monitoring democratic processes; legislative harmonization services; cultural management; and various citizen participation initiatives. The website functions as the primary public-facing interface for these programs, built on a Joomla content management system with integrated digital library services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Parlamento Andino Juvenil: Youth parliament program engaging young leaders from Andean countries in regional integration and leadership
• Parlamento Andino Universitario
• Parlandino TV
• Centro de Documentación Simón Rodríguez
• Red Andina de Universidades
• Red de Autoridades Territoriales

Products and services

• Plataforma Virtual / Plataforma Educativa
• Repositorio Digital / Biblioteca Parlamentaria
• Parlamento Andino Juvenil (PAJU)
• Parlamento Andino Universitario
• Red de Universidades Andinas
• Observatorio de la Democracia, Derechos Humanos y Paz
• Armonización Legislativa
• Centro de Documentación Simón Rodríguez
• Parlandino TV
• Foros Birregionales (EuroLat y AfroLac)
• Red Andina de Autoridades Territoriales
• Gestión Cultural
• Préstamo de Instalaciones
• Programas de Fortalecimiento (Soy Ciudadano Andino, Soy Comuna Andina, Soy Empresa Andina)
• Trámites Ciudadanos
• Club de Lectura Voces Andinas
• Escuela Andina de Debate
• Cátedra de Derecho Comunitario Andino

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

18 partnerships are on record, tiered core, flagship and minor.

• Universidad Mayor de San Simón (Bolivia)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooperation agreement to strengthen academic integration and joint initiatives in education and research for Andean regional development
• Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly (EuroLat)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerBi-regional parliamentary assembly bringing together Latin American and European parliamentarians for dialogue on integration, democracy, sustainable development, and cooperation. The Andean Parliament actively participates in sessions and co-presides the assembly.
• Afro-Latin American and Caribbean Parliamentary Assembly (AfroLac)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerParliamentary forum for dialogue and cooperation between Latin America, Caribbean, and Africa on shared development challenges and regional integration
• Kingdom of Morocco ParliamentcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSouth-South parliamentary diplomacy cooperation including official visits, meetings with parliamentary leadership, and cooperation agreements for regional integration strengthening
• CAF - Development Bank of Latin AmericacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on economic perspectives and legislative cooperation for sustainable development of Latin America and the Caribbean through parliamentary engagement
• Universidad de Salamanca (Spain)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooperation agreement signed for educational strengthening in the region, including joint activities on territorial development and academic integration
• Senado del Reino de España (Senate of Spain)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerParliamentary diplomacy cooperation strengthening ties with Spain through official meetings and collaborative initiatives on regional integration
• Secretaría General Iberoamericana (SEGIB)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooperation with the Ibero-American General Secretariat to strengthen ties and collaborative initiatives across Spanish and Portuguese-speaking nations
• Organismo Andino de Salud / Convenio Hipólito UnanueminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoordination with the Andean Health Organism for regional health policy alignment and cooperation on public health matters affecting the Andean region
• Cámara de Senadores de BoliviacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInter-parliamentary cooperation agreement for institutional strengthening and joint work on legislative harmonization and regional integration priorities
• Universidad de América (Colombia)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerYouth leadership participation model involving young leaders from the foundation university in Andean Parliament programs
• Fundación Universitaria Los Libertadores (Colombia)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUniversity Andean Parliament ceremony and academic integration activities with the university community
• Universidad de Sucre (Colombia)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGranting of Doctorado Honoris Causa to Dr. Gustavo Pacheco Villar, President of the Andean Parliament, recognizing contributions to regional integration
• TdeA - Tecnológico de Antioquia (Colombia)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEducational integration alliance in Medellín for strengthening regional educational integration and academic cooperation
• Secretaría General de la Comunidad AndinaflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerCore institutional partner within the Andean Integration System (SAI), coordinating legislative harmonization and regional policy initiatives
• Congreso de la República del PerúcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInstitutional recognition and cooperation with the Peruvian Congress, including the Simón Bolívar Condecoration for Latin American Integration awarded to the President of Peru's Congress
• OEI - Organización de Estados IberoamericanoscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRecognition with the Simón Bolívar Condecoration for Integration awarded to OEI, strengthening educational and cultural cooperation across the region
• Gobernación de Cundinamarca (Colombia)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint work through the Red Andina de Autoridades Territoriales to coordinate territorial development and regional integration activities

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• European Parliament: The legislative branch of the European Union is the global benchmark for supranational parliamentary coordination, serving as the structural model for the Andean Parliament and other regional legislatures including PARLATINO and the Mercosur Parliament.
• Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU): The global inter-parliamentary organization headquartered in Geneva brings together national parliaments worldwide. It is comparable to the Andean Parliament at the international level, with overlapping focus on democratic governance, human rights, and parliamentary cooperation.
• Secretaría General de la Comunidad Andina (CAN): Andean Community General Secretariat is the executive/institutional counterpart of the Andean Parliament within the same Andean Integration System. While the Secretariat is the body's flagship institutional partner, it operates broader technical and trade functions, making it an adjacent peer in the overall Andean regional architecture.

Direct peers

• Parlamento Centroamericano (PARLACEN): Central American Parliament is the regional legislative body for Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Panama, and the Dominican Republic. It directly parallels the Andean Parliament in structure and function, operating as a supranational forum for Central American integration.
• Parlamento Latinoamericano y Caribeño (PARLATINO): Latin American and Caribbean Parliament is a regional inter-parliamentary body, headquartered in Panama City, that promotes legislative coordination across Latin American and Caribbean nations — the most direct functional analog to the Andean Parliament, differing only by broader geographic scope (all of Latin America and the Caribbean vs. the five Andean Community countries).
• Parlamento del MERCOSUR: Mercosur Parliament is the directly elected legislative body of the Mercosur trade bloc, representing Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, and Bolivia. It mirrors the Andean Parliament's mandate of legislative harmonization and citizen participation within a South American regional integration system.

Others

• CAF — Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean: CAF is a strategic cooperation partner of the Andean Parliament that finances sustainable development across the Andean region and broader Latin America. It is a peer/funder within the same Andean integration ecosystem, with explicit collaboration on legislative cooperation for sustainable development.
• ECLAC — UN Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean: ECLAC is a UN regional commission that supports economic and social development policy across Latin America and the Caribbean. It is thematically comparable to the Andean Parliament in producing regional analysis, indicators, and policy frameworks for member states.
• Secretaría General Iberoamericana (SEGIB): SEGIB is the Ibero-American General Secretariat that coordinates cooperation across Spanish and Portuguese-speaking nations. It has an active cooperation agreement with the Andean Parliament for strengthening ties across Ibero-American countries, making it a thematically related peer.
• Organización de Estados Iberoamericanos (OEI): OEI is an Ibero-American intergovernmental organization focused on education, science, and culture. Its close cooperation with the Andean Parliament — including receipt of the Simón Bolívar Condecoration for Integration — makes it a comparable institutional peer in the regional integration ecosystem.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@parlamentoandinotv
• Xx.com/parlandino
• Facebookfacebook.com/parlandino

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles26 records

Subsidiaries5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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