This paper looks at some of the characteristics of the information society, assesses its implications for government policies on education, and highlights certain challenges and opportunities for education. Four questions are raised and discussed: (1) whether the role and general goals of education should be adapted to meet the challenge of the emerging information society; (2) what order of priority should be assigned to the New Information and Communication Technologies (NICT) and media-related curricular objectives; (3) how to incorporate these objectives in the curriculum, and (4) how the NICT and the media may best serve the goals of open and distance learning. The conclusion of this paper discusses more practical aspects of integrating the NICT into a curriculum with a special emphasis on software development, teacher training, evaluation, and school management training. (MAB)