In September 1979, representatives of 14 of the 20 member nations of the Asian Programme of Educational Innovation for Development met in Australia to discuss national strategies for curriculum design and development. This report on that conference begins with summaries of the position papers filed by the representatives from the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan, Australia, India, Indonesia, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Malaysia, Nepal, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, and Thailand. A description of the Australian educational institutions visited by conference participants, including national agencies involved in curriculum development, state-level agencies, teachers' centers, colleges of advanced education, and elementary and secondary schools, follows. The report then presents three basic themes discussed at the conference: the planning and organization of curriculum development for present and future needs (including relationships between national agencies and agencies at other levels, and strategies for translating national goals into school curricula); strategies for curriculum development (including material production, dissemination, and evaluation strategies); and teaching and curriculum development (including selection and training of curriculum developers, obtaining teacher involvement in curriculum development and implementation, and development of supportive organizations within schools). A conference summary, recommendations, and appendixes conclude the report. (PGD)