The Department of Social Services in Sharjah is preparing to hold its annual meeting, "The Senior Citizens' Forum" in its tenth session, which will start on the 30th of this month. This year's forum bears the slogan "Digital Society for the Elderly", putting four axes on the table for dialogue and discussion, foremost of which is the issue of the digital divide in the elderly community, developments in digital services for the elderly in their protection interventions, care homes, home care programs and institutional care networks, in addition to The focus of the future of digital services for the elderly and its challenges. The third axis also presents the experiences of the elderly in dealing with the digital services provided to them, which will allow real personalities to narrate their experiences, identify the requirements for creating the digital environment and ways to overcome the challenges facing the digital environment. Sharing local and international experiences and expertise According to Maha Mansour Al Ali, Director of Government Communications, the Seniors Services Forum - which coincides with the International Day for Older Persons, which falls on the first of October of each year, aims this year to share local and international experiences and expertise. In the field of digital services for senior citizens during the pandemic as a model for optimal employment, the requirements for employing technology and digitizing quality services for senior citizens are also recognized, in addition to their participation in presenting their experiences and needs in dealing with digital programs and services. Maha Al Ali also stressed the Sharjah government’s interest in the elderly, which is evident in the many efforts to support them and the constant quest towards meeting their needs and providing a decent life, and striving towards creating a positive and supportive environment in which senior citizens are satisfied and honored and make the aging phase the best stage. In their lives to surround them with all appreciation, care and attention. The introduction of the slogan "Digital Society for the Elderly" comes in line with the great progress in digital services that have an impact on the services provided to this segment, which would be an important tributary in the field of development in the areas of care, protection and sustainable development to ensure that everyone, including senior citizens, enjoy healthy lifestyles. Hence, there was a need to discuss the future of digitizing services and opportunities to improve them, to achieve a qualitative leap in various fields of care and protection for senior citizens, and to attract expertise in this field in order to create a better future for their services, which are provided by social institutions, especially the Sharjah Social Services Department. Telephone government services It is worth noting that the department has previously implemented a number of government telephone services that senior citizens need in their public lives, and trained them to use modern technologies easily, with the aim of providing citizens with modern technologies and enhancing the capabilities of the current generation. The activities of the forum will be launched during one day on 30/09/2021, in the drawing lounge in the city of Khorfakkan for the selected participants, while the rest of the community will be involved virtually via the Zoom platform, starting from nine in the morning until two in the afternoon.