The International Open Space Conference "Skills, Competences, Inclusion", jointly organised by the Federal Ministry for Education, the Arts and Culture (Austria) and the Federal Ministry for Labour, Social Affairs and Consumer Protection (Austria) will take place in Vienna on 5/6 December 2013.

This year's annual conference of Priority Area 9 "Investing in People and Skills" of the EU Strategy for the Danube Region will focus on the development of human capital policies and projects (education & training, labour market issues) in the Danube Region.