This compilation of conference materials consists of: programme, inaugural and closing addresses, working group reports, background papers, and a reference document. The principle substantitive items are the working group results and the background papers. Within the overall conference theme of "Education and New Information Technologies," the following topics are covered. Working group reports: (1) policies, strategies, and tools of implementation; (2) impact on learning; (3) changes in curricula; (4) new teaching functions and related training; and (5) software and courseware for a multimedia educational environment. Background papers: (1) policy trends and developments in member countries related to the introduction of new information technologies in elementary and secondary education; (2) trends and issues in higher education; (3) research and development relating to educational applications; (4) software and courseware for a multimedia environment; (5) economic aspects; (6) information society and general education; (7) new teaching functions and implications for new training programs; (8) curricula and institutional structural changes; and (9) impact on learning processes in formal education. A final reference document deals with overall trends and issues and attempts to synthesize the background papers. (MBR)