The Negev Development Authority is a lawfully corporation founded in 1991. The roles of the Authority, as stated by the Law, are: to initiate, prepare programs for encouragement of entrepreneurship and activities for economic and social development of the Negev, coordinate between government offices, authorities and bodies engaged in the development of the Negev, initiate studies and provide information in all matters linked to economic initiatives in the Negev. The official in charge of the Negev Development Authority according to the Law is Mr. silvan shalom - negev galil Minister. Authority's Board of Directors is comprised from the mayors of all Negev councils, heads of government offices, representatives of the ministers and the hospital, delegates of the Chamber of Commerce and Association of Industrialists, 61 members in total.  The Chairman of the Negev Development Authority Directory is Mr. Shmuel Rifman, a member of kibbutz Revivim, current mayor of Ramat Negev Regional Council and the Chairman of Regional Councils in Israel. The General Manager of the Negev Development Authority is Mr. Meir Sahar. The Negev Development Authority makes every effort to achieve general and innovative regional development, which leads the Negev toward a status of national lodestone area.