The article presents the results of the 4th International Conference “The development of computer technology in Russia and in the former USSR: history and prospects” (SoRuCom-2017) Zelenograd, Moscow, 3-5 October 2017. Our Institute was among the most active organizers of the Conference. The conference was supported by the Russian Foundation for Basic Research, Grant 17-07-20538, Computer History Museum (USA, CA), and Russian citizen Vladimir Kurlyandchik.