MrSteven Gagau

Steven Gagau is a researcher and archivist at the digital archive, PARADISEC (Pacific and Regional Archive for Digital Sources in Endangered Cultures) based at SCM (Sydney Conservatorium of Music) campus of the University of Sydney. He focuses on metadata enrichments and archival operations on Melanesian Pacific audio-visual collections and community outreach projects such as co-producer of Toksave Culture Talks podcast . His expertise extends to roles as associate curator and cultural consultant in the GLAM sector such as Sydney University's Museum CCWM and Libraries USydLib with Pacific collections ethnographic and archival exhibitions such as Pacific Views , Tidal Kin and SCM PDSC Archive. Other museums include Australian Museum exhibitions Bilas and Wansolmoana and recently involved with projects at Museums Victoria, Melbourne. MusVic

Other research projects include True Echoes with British Library and Oceania cultural institutions, Pacific Renewables with Sydney Environment Institute and recently engaged with the Australian Creative Histories and Futures Project at University of NSW on improving the cultural data sector approach to Indigineous and Community Data Governance. UNSW ACHF

 Steven has background qualifications, experience and research interests in engineering science, business management, social sciences and energy and environmental management. He has presented and participated in various inter-disciplinary international conferences and symposiums, co-authored various reesrach publications and represents PARADISEC in industry engagements.

Steven’s cultural heritage is Tolai of Gunantuna people of New Britain Island in Papua New Guinea, a diaspora community leader for PNG, Melanesia and Pasifika communities in Sydney NSW and associated with various voluntary and not-for-profit organisations and professional associations.