CONCEJO DE BOGOTA

What CONCEJO DE BOGOTA does

Concejo de Bogotá D.C. is the constitutionally mandated legislative body of the District Capital of Bogotá, Colombia. It exercises exclusive authority to approve district ordinances, review and approve the district budget, and exercise political control over the Mayor's administration on behalf of the city's 8+ million residents. The Council is composed of elected Concejales organized across 14 political bancadas (Alianza Verde, Nuevo Liberalismo, Colombia Humana, MAIS, Polo Democrático, Unión Patriótica, Centro Democrático, Partido Liberal, Cambio Radical, Partido de la U, MIRA, Coalición LARA Bogotá, Colombia Justa Libres, and Nueva Fuerza Democrática) for the 2024-2027 term. Leadership is provided by a Mesa Directiva led by President Samir José Abisambra Vesga.

The entity operates a comprehensive digital platform ecosystem anchored at concejodebogota.gov.co. Core products include the institutional Portal Web Institucional, the Sesiones en Vivo live-broadcasting platform for plenary and commission sessions, the Plataforma Participa citizen-engagement system, the PQRSD (Sistema de Peticiones, Quejas y Reclamos) integrated with Bogotá Te Escucha, the Observatorio Ambiental de Bogotá environmental information service (over 1,400 documents and 400+ indicators across 11 district entities), the transparency portal spanning 10 thematic sections, and the Agenda del Concejo scheduling system. Two YouTube channels (ElConcejodeBogotáenTV and Concejo de Bogotá Oficial) broadcast sessions, and the digital surface is supplemented by Twitter/X, Facebook, and Instagram accounts.

The Council's business model is public-budget funded rather than revenue-generating. Operating costs are covered by annual allocations from the District of Bogotá's municipal budget, with no fees charged for legislative, oversight, or citizen-engagement services. Distribution occurs through two main offices (Calle 36 No. 28A-41 and Carrera 30 No. 25-90 Piso 2 in Bogotá), 20 Local Mayoralties across all districts, an online appointment scheduling system launched in June 2026, and live-streamed public sessions at the Recinto Los Comuneros. The Council runs the annual Premios de Periodismo Álvaro Gómez Hurtado journalism awards (28th edition in 2026) and confers the Orden Civil al Mérito José Acevedo y Gómez, including a new youth variant approved in 2026 for citizens aged 14-28.

Name

CONCEJO DE BOGOTA

Legal name

Concejo de Bogotá D.C.

Website

https://concejodebogota.gov.co

Company type

Public

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Concejo de Bogotá D.C. is the constitutionally mandated legislative body of Colombia's capital district, exercising ordinance approval, budget oversight, and political control over the District Administration on behalf of Bogotá's 8+ million residents through a 14-party bancada structure and a comprehensive digital citizen-engagement platform.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legislative Government Services

NAICS

Legislative Bodies (921120), Executive and Legislative Offices, Combined (92114), Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support (921)

akta.pro primary industry

Mayor/City Manager & General Administration (BPAIACAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

City Clerk/Records, Elections & Civic Engagement (BPAIACAB), Planning, Zoning, Permitting & Code Enforcement (BPAIACAE), Democratic Governance & Public Administration Reform (BPADAGAJ), Government & Municipal Event Venues (THAHAAAE)

Keywords

• Legislative representation
• Political control oversight
• Citizen participation
• Public transparency
• District budget approval

Headquarters

HQ city

Bogotá

HQ country

Colombia

HQ region

Latin America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Public Budget Allocation: Government entity funded through annual public budget allocations from the District of Bogotá. Revenue comes from municipal/district fiscal resources allocated through the budgetary process.

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Concejo de Bogotá is the legislative body of the Bogotá D.C. district, responsible for approving district ordinances, exercising political control over the Mayor's administration, approving the district budget and urban planning instruments, and providing democratic representation to more than 8 million residents. It operates an institutional digital portal that delivers live streaming of council sessions, transparency information across 10 thematic sections, citizen participation channels (PQRSD and Plataforma Participa), the Observatorio Ambiental environmental data platform, the annual Premios de Periodismo Álvaro Gómez Hurtado journalism awards, and electronic judicial notifications, all publicly funded through the District of Bogotá's annual budget.

Product overview

CONCEJO DE BOGOTA is the legislative body of Bogotá's District Capital, operating a comprehensive digital portal ecosystem. The core offering is the institutional web portal (concejodebogota.gov.co) providing legislative information, live session streaming, citizen services, and transparency access. Key service modules include the Sesiones en Vivo platform for council broadcasts, the Participa citizen engagement system, the Observatório Ambiental environmental information service with 400+ indicators, the annual Premios de Periodismo Álvaro Gómez Hurtado journalism awards program, the PQRSD petitions management system, and the Agenda del Conceição scheduling tool. The portal also offers telephone directory, judicial notifications, and transparency reporting across 10 thematic sections.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Portal Web Institucional Official government portal providing public access to legislative information, council sessions, news, directories, and citizen services for Bogotá's City Council.
• Sesiones en Vivo Live streaming platform for City Council sessions accessible at sesiones.concejodebogota.gov.co. Features real-time session broadcasting and archived recordings of Plenary and Commission sessions.
• Premios de Periodismo Álvaro Gómez Hurtado Annual journalism award program recognizing excellence in professional journalism coverage of Bogotá, run by the Concejo de Bogotá across 12 categories (news coverage, investigative, economic, community, photography, cartoon, judicial, opinion, interview, social media, vodcast). XXVII edition (2025) attracted 136 submissions.
• Plataforma Participa Citizen participation platform enabling Bogotá residents to engage in municipal decision-making processes and submit proposals to the City Council.
• Observatorio Ambiental de Bogotá Environmental information platform with over 1,400 documents and 400+ indicators for air quality, water, soil, noise, and climate change data. Collaborates with 11 district entities.
• Sistema PQRSD (Bogotá Te Escucha) Petitions, complaints, claims, and requests system integrated with the Bogotá Te Escucha platform for citizen attention, feedback management, and tracking of citizen-submitted requests to the Council.
• Portal de Transparencia y Acceso a Información Pública Transparency portal providing public access to institutional information including budgets, contracting, planning reports, and accountability documents under Colombian transparency law, organized across 10 thematic sections.
• Agende Cita Presencial Public appointment scheduling system for in-person attention at Concejo de Bogotá offices, launched in June 2026.
• Agenda del Concejo City Council agenda system tracking scheduled sessions of Plenary, Government Commission, Finance Commission, Plan Commission, and Women's Commission.

Quantifiable outcome

• Processed and debated COP $2.53 trillion in contracting through Bolsa Mercantil
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Fundación Universitaria Cervantes San Agustín (Unicervantes)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 19 November 2022Educational partnership offering tuition discounts to Council employees and contractors (and their families up to second degree of consanguinity and first degree of affinity) for undergraduate, graduate, and continuing education programs. Additional benefits include summer school programs, wellness activities, institutional events, and vocational guidance.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Concejo de Barranquilla: District council of Barranquilla, a major Colombian Caribbean city. Comparable municipal legislative mandate with analogous bancada representation and oversight responsibilities.
• Concejo de Santiago de Cali: Legislative council of Cali, Colombia's third-largest city. Comparable in function, citizen-engagement digital platforms, and political-control oversight of municipal administration and contracting.
• Concejo de Medellín: Municipal legislative body of Medellín, Colombia's second-largest city. Most directly comparable peer given similar mandate, scale, political structure with multiple bancadas, and oversight of district administration in a major Colombian capital.
• Concejo de Bucaramanga: Municipal council of Bucaramanga, another major Colombian city. Shares the same legal framework, multi-bancada composition, and district oversight mandate as Concejo de Bogotá.
• Concejo Distrital de Cartagena de Indias: Legislative body of Cartagena, another major Colombian district. Shares the same municipal-legislative framework, transparency portal expectations, and political-control functions as Concejo de Bogotá.

Broad incumbents

• New York City Council: Legislative body governing New York City. Comparable municipal legislative function, transparency and participatory budgeting models, and oversight of a large metropolitan mayoral administration.
• Cámara de Representantes de Colombia: National lower chamber of Colombia's legislature. Comparable legislative functions (bill processing, political control, citizen participation) at national scale and within the same legal framework.
• Senado de la República de Colombia: National upper chamber of Colombia's legislature. While operating at a national scale rather than district, it provides a directly comparable legislative and political-control model in the same Colombian constitutional framework.

Regional players

• Legislatura de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires: City legislature of Buenos Aires. Comparable Latin American capital-city legislative institution with similar transparency, oversight, and citizen-participation functions.
• Asamblea Legislativa del Distrito Federal (Congreso de la Ciudad de México): Legislative body of Mexico City. Comparable as a Latin American capital-city legislature with strong political-control mandate, transparency obligations, and citizen-engagement platforms.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/concejodebogota
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCulIoaOZuwg6B6esI9uPbsg
• Facebookfacebook.com/ConcejoDeBogota
• Instagraminstagram.com/concejodebogota
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/concejo-de-bogota

Compliance1 record

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Profiles4 records

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Investments

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