Public Social Innovators 2025 Government leaders or leaders in international organizations who experiment with ways to harness the power of social innovation to create public good through appropriate policy and regulatory tools.Organization: Parliament of Switzerland and Tatkraft Headquarters: Switzerland Impact Region: Europe Sector: People with disabilities SDGs: 3, 8 and 10Alijaj is a disability activist and politician who has been a member of the National Council for the Swiss Parliament since 2023. Previously, he served in the Zurich city parliament. He has been politically and entrepreneurially involved in the disability sector throughout his career. He is Founder and President of Tatkraft, an association of and for people with disabilities who strive to live independently and actively shape society. Alijaj has cerebral palsy. He attended a school for individuals with special needs before undertaking a commercial apprenticeship. He holds a Business Analyst diploma from SGO Business School and a certificate in web publishing from EB Zürich.Islam Alijaj Organization: Agency for Enterprise Development, Ministry of Planning and Investment of Viet Nam Headquarters: Viet Nam Impact Region: Asia Sector: Socio-economic development SDGs: 1 and 17Huong has worked as a policy-maker in enterprise development for 20 years, focusing on small and medium enterprises (SMEs). She is now Deputy Director General of the Agency for Enterprise Development under the Ministry of Planning and Investment of Viet Nam, in charge of creating an enabling investment environment, fostering the private sector as well as international cooperation on micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs). She has contributed to many legal frameworks and pioneering policy initiatives, and has consistently supported women’s entrepreneurship, women-led MSMEs, inclusive and sustainable businesses, ESG innovation and digital transformation in the private sector.Trinh Thi Huong Credit: Agency for Enterprise Development, Ministry of Planning and Investment of Viet Nam Credit: Tatkraft., Switzerland Schwab Foundation 2025 Awardees and Impact Report 19

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