About Shift2
We are Shift2!
Shift2 was created from the merger of SIMgroep and Procura, bringing together our many years of expertise in government services. Our goal is to make the government's digital services simpler and more accessible every day.
We support local governments with our modern software and services to be close to residents when needed and remain remote where possible.
Our USP: in addition to modern, reliable, and secure software, we distinguish ourselves with personal and accessible service to governments. We are truly in touch with you, because what does Shift+2 on your keyboard do? That's right, the @ sign, the international symbol for contact.
A bit of history
Power of attorney
Procura, founded in 1972, started as a publishing company specializing in printed matter for local authorities in the Netherlands. From securities such as deeds to index cards for registering personal data and financial administration – Procura developed and supplied it all. Soon after its foundation, the owners discovered that automation, at that time with mainframes and computers, would take over a large part of paper processing. At the end of the 1970s and beginning of the 1980s, Procura's software division was established. Almost all paper registrations were converted to software that could be used by governments alongside paper. This led to the creation of applications for student transport, taxes, financial administration, personal registration, and elections. Over the past ten years, Procura's software division has focused solely on the areas of Civil Affairs (BRP) and Elections, two domains where knowledge, care, and service go hand in hand.
Did you know that Procura was the first affiliated GBA (in 1989) and BRP (in 2014) supplier in the Netherlands?
Procura Software vs Procura Publishing (materials and printed matter)
Until October 2023, the worlds of materials, printing, and software coexisted within Procura. From that date onwards, there has been a significant change in the organization. Conxillium, Procura's parent company, focuses on software with all its companies. Procura's materials and printing branch was an important, but also somewhat exceptional business branch. For this reason, "the publishing house" has been transferred to DataB mail services in Leek. DataB will continue to use the name Procura for the materials and printing branch.
SIM group
In 2000, the year Facebook didn't exist yet and World Online went public. The Dutch version of Google wasn't there yet; it only came online two years later. We had just survived the millennium bug. It was during this time that seven enthusiastic young guns founded SIM.
The first municipalities already had their websites online, but most were still at the beginning of their internet adventure. We got to work together with our customers. Smaller organizations in particular had room to experiment and discover what worked best.
In recent years, the online world has changed dramatically, and having a website as a government agency is now the norm. The function of government websites has transformed from a place where you can only retrieve information to a platform where you can conduct all your business with the government digitally. SIM has grown along with this transition and has proven itself for almost 25 years as a comprehensive and reliable supplier for local governments. Our core competence is accessible digital services, and our mission is to make government services simpler every day.
Did you know that SIMgroep manages over 750 government domains and that more than 7 million Dutch residents are in contact with the government via SIM?
Start of our collaboration in 2022
Before our behind-the-scenes collaboration began in 2022, we already had a strong connection because we are part of Conxillium. Conxillium is a group of companies that specialize in high-quality software for governments in the field of public affairs and public space management. It feels more than logical to us that SIMgroep (since 2000) and Procura (since 1972) are now joining forces. Over the past two and a half years, the SIMgroep and Procura teams have worked together intensively and successfully, and a lot has changed internally as well. Although it is not easy to successfully merge two companies with their own cultures, everyone is now ready for the next step: continuing under the new name Shift2.
What is changing?
The services you have come to expect from us will remain unchanged. You can count on the same high quality and reliability of our solutions and the personal touch in our services. Our corporate identity and logo have been updated to reflect our new identity, but our commitment to you as a customer remains the same.
By combining the strengths of the companies, we believe we can deliver even more value to our customers in the further digitization of government services where possible. Shift2 stands for innovation, collaboration, and connection, and this is reflected in our new look.
Our mission
We help local governments to be close to citizens where necessary and to remain at a distance where possible. We make it easier to do business with the government.
"A world where managing government affairs is as easy as using your favorite app."
Looking up information, arranging something, or checking progress at the touch of a button. This is what we are already used to in many aspects of our lives. Unfortunately, this is not always so easy when it comes to government affairs. We want to change that and strive for simple service provision from local authorities, just as easy as other digital matters.
We do this together with the government and partners in the safest, most inclusive, and accessible way possible, for everyone.
TOGETHER WE IMPROVE
SIM Caribbean has been a trusted supplier in the Dutch Caribbean region for 15 years, specializing in digital solutions. As of June 24, 2024, our parent company, SIMgroep, will change its name to Shift2 following a merger with Procura. SIM Caribbean will continue to operate under the same name as a subsidiary of Shift2 due to our strong local brand identity and will therefore not change to Shift2 Caribbean.
“We remain a wholly owned subsidiary of Shift2 and remain committed to providing local support and services that perfectly match the needs of our customers in Aruba, Curaçao, the BES islands, and Sint Maarten,” said Wesley Eleonora, managing director of SIM Caribbean.