This report consists of three major sections. The first, a progress report for the period of 1983 to 1986 on the introduction of new information technologies into education among the member states of the Commission of European Communities, includes an overview of activities carried out in the member states and at the Community level, an appraisal of Community action, and a discussion of prospects for action at the Community level in 1986-1987. The second section reports on "CAL (Computer-Assisted Learning) for Europe," a colloquium devoted mainly to educational software, held in The Netherlands in May 1986. The third section reports on the third European university summer course on new information technologies held in Ghent from July 8 to 15, 1986, which focused on educational software as viewed from the perspective of educational practice. (GL)