The worldwide innovation hotspot is France according to the new global event Viva Technology ,the brainchild of Publicis in the person of  Maurice Levy (pictured) and Les Echos’, Francis Morel (pictured right).

The first Viva Technology event showed a video message from Sheryl Sandberg COO of Facebook to Viva Technology regarding the innovation steps being taken by Facebook to connect the world and better the lives of millions of people including digital coverage of Africa.