Offshore software R&D involves having people in different countries working together to create computer programs.
Imagine you and your friend like to build sandcastles on the beach. You have fun doing it, but sometimes it takes a long time to build something really cool.
Now imagine your friend lives far away, but you still want to build sandcastles together. You could send them a message, like a video call or text message, and they could help you by giving you ideas or showing you pictures of other cool sandcastles they've seen before. In a way, you're still working together, even if you're far apart.
The same thing happens with software R&D. Companies have people in different countries who work together to create computer programs. They might talk to each other through video calls or messages, and they might share ideas and code with each other.
Sometimes, the people in one country might be really good at one thing, like creating cool graphics for a game, and the people in another country might be really good at something else, like making the game work smoothly. When they work together, they can make something amazing!
Offshore software R&D helps companies to work with people all around the world, to combine their different skills and create great computer programs.