Borders Tech Connect
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Hello! Borders Tech Connect is a new initiative bringing together businesses, students, and innovators across the Scottish Borders, through regular meetups and hands-on workshops, we focus on practical solutions.
We’re delighted to share a thoughtful piece from Hilary Shand, who brings years of experience in digital transformation and organisational change.
Excel: The Unexpected Workflow Hero
Despite a sea of sleek new apps, one tool still rules the office: Excel
open.substack.com
August 21, 2025 at 12:04 PM
We’re delighted to share a thoughtful piece from Hilary Shand, who brings years of experience in digital transformation and organisational change.
Borders Tech Connect enters its next chapter: Cybersecurity
BTC’s Cybersecurity Track Begins
Think Like an Attacker
open.substack.com
July 15, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Borders Tech Connect enters its next chapter: Cybersecurity
Here's the story of why Borders College are such an important part of BTC
What Is Borders College & Why Are They at the Heart of Tech Connect?
The College that’s not just hosting BTC — it’s helping build it
open.substack.com
June 3, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Here's the story of why Borders College are such an important part of BTC
Something different from BTC - We talk about what it means to really understand a process, the value of design-led thinking, and how no-code tools are reshaping who gets to build useful software.
Design Thinking, Software, and the Power of Knowing Your Own Process
A conversation with Stacey Grigolava on building better systems, human-centred design, and what small businesses can teach software developers.
open.substack.com
June 2, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Something different from BTC - We talk about what it means to really understand a process, the value of design-led thinking, and how no-code tools are reshaping who gets to build useful software.
At Borders Tech Connect, we’re working with three core partners — Techscaler, South of Scotland Enterprise, and Borders College — each bringing something vital to the table. Here's the Techscaler story.
What Is Techscaler, & How Can It Help You?
From first idea to scale — support for software builders at every stage
open.substack.com
May 28, 2025 at 1:09 PM
At Borders Tech Connect, we’re working with three core partners — Techscaler, South of Scotland Enterprise, and Borders College — each bringing something vital to the table. Here's the Techscaler story.
Last Friday, we hosted our first hands-on workshop at Borders College, introducing over 20 attendees to the world of no-code tools. Participants built their first apps using Airtable, without writing a single line of code!
Borders Tech Connect: Workshop 1
A Strong Start!
open.substack.com
May 12, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Last Friday, we hosted our first hands-on workshop at Borders College, introducing over 20 attendees to the world of no-code tools. Participants built their first apps using Airtable, without writing a single line of code!
Our latest Substack post takes a closer look at the thinking behind our event structure — why we start with a meetup and follow up with three focused workshops.
Beyond the Meet-Up: Workshops
Building a Tech Growth Engine for the Borders
open.substack.com
May 7, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Our latest Substack post takes a closer look at the thinking behind our event structure — why we start with a meetup and follow up with three focused workshops.
Our first Borders Tech Connect event is in the books — and what a brilliant start.
Over 30 people joined us at Borders College last week to kick off a new kind of collaboration in the Scottish Borders.
Who gets to build software? Right now, it turns out — we all do...
Over 30 people joined us at Borders College last week to kick off a new kind of collaboration in the Scottish Borders.
Who gets to build software? Right now, it turns out — we all do...
Borders Tech Connect – Thank You for Joining Us!
Our first Borders Tech Connect meetup is in the books – and we’re off to a great start.
open.substack.com
May 2, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Our first Borders Tech Connect event is in the books — and what a brilliant start.
Over 30 people joined us at Borders College last week to kick off a new kind of collaboration in the Scottish Borders.
Who gets to build software? Right now, it turns out — we all do...
Over 30 people joined us at Borders College last week to kick off a new kind of collaboration in the Scottish Borders.
Who gets to build software? Right now, it turns out — we all do...
Borders Tech Connect is built on strong foundations. We’re proud to be working alongside Borders College, South of Scotland Enterprise (SOSE), and CodeBase/Techscaler to bring practical, accessible tech innovation to the Scottish Borders.
The Foundations of Borders Tech Connect
How SOSE, Borders College and CodeBase/Techscaler are working together to build something new.
borderstechconnect.substack.com
April 25, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Borders Tech Connect is built on strong foundations. We’re proud to be working alongside Borders College, South of Scotland Enterprise (SOSE), and CodeBase/Techscaler to bring practical, accessible tech innovation to the Scottish Borders.
Guest post from @olil.bsky.social facilitator for our upcoming No-Code workshops and founder of nocode.scot
Who gets to build software?
And how it has changed for the better.
open.substack.com
April 23, 2025 at 7:51 AM
Guest post from @olil.bsky.social facilitator for our upcoming No-Code workshops and founder of nocode.scot
Find us and our events at our calendar page
Borders Tech Connect · Events Calendar
View and subscribe to events from Borders Tech Connect on Luma. Welcome to Borders Tech Connect — a new space for technologists, educators, students, and businesses to meet, share, build, and grow.
lu.ma
April 10, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Find us and our events at our calendar page
Welcome to our new initiative
Welcome to Borders Tech Connect — Your New Tech Community in the Scottish Borders
This May Day, we’re not sending a distress signal — we’re answering one.
open.substack.com
April 10, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Welcome to our new initiative
Very excited to be supported by
April 4, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Very excited to be supported by
Hello! Borders Tech Connect is a new initiative bringing together businesses, students, and innovators across the Scottish Borders, through regular meetups and hands-on workshops, we focus on practical solutions.
April 4, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Hello! Borders Tech Connect is a new initiative bringing together businesses, students, and innovators across the Scottish Borders, through regular meetups and hands-on workshops, we focus on practical solutions.