Panaji, Sept. 5 -- The Goa Industrial Development Corporation (GIDC) will develop plug-and-play office and research spaces at the Hello World Innovation & Research Park within the Verna industrial ecosystem, with the facility expected to generate around 35,000 white-collar jobs.

The initiative is aimed at enabling manufacturing companies in Verna to shift suitable research, design and office-based functions from factory premises to dedicated facilities, allowing industrial plots to be used more efficiently for manufacturing and production expansion.

"The proximity of research teams, technology companies and manufacturing enterprises can also encourage collaboration, innovation, process improvement and adoption of advanced technologies a...