As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 7, 2002
                                                  Registration No. 333-_____
================================================================================

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
                                    FORM S-8
                             REGISTRATION STATEMENT
                                      UNDER
                           THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

                                   -----------

                          GIGA INFORMATION GROUP, INC.
             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)


             DELAWARE                                   06-1422860
  (State or Other Jurisdiction              (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
of Incorporation or Organization)


                                 139 MAIN STREET
                         CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS 02142
                                 (617) 577-4900
               (Address, Including Zip Code, and Telephone Number,
        including Area Code, of Registrant's Principal Executive Offices)


                          GIGA INFORMATION GROUP, INC.
                            1997 DIRECTOR OPTION PLAN
                              (Full Title of Plan)


                                ROBERT K. WEILER
                      PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
                          GIGA INFORMATION GROUP, INC.
                                 139 MAIN STREET
                         CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS 02142
                                 (617) 577-4900

                     (Name and Address, Including Zip Code,
        and Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent for Service)

                                   Copies to:
                             GERALD S. BACKMAN, P.C.
                           WEIL, GOTSHAL & MANGES LLP
                                767 FIFTH AVENUE
                            NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10153
                                 (212) 310-8000


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                         CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
==================================================================================================================================
Title of Each Class of Securities to            Amount to be       Proposed Maximum Offering    Proposed Maximum       Amount of
be Registered                                   Registered(1)          Price Per Share(2)       Aggregate Offering    Registration
                                                                                                    Price(2)              Fee
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                          <C>                    <C>                         <C>                   <C>
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share      200,000 shares (3)             $1.17                  $234,000            $21.53
==================================================================================================================================
</TABLE>

(1)    Plus such indeterminate number of shares of Common Stock of the
       Registrant as may be issued to prevent dilution resulting from stock
       dividends, stock splits or similar transactions in accordance with Rule
       416 under the Securities Act of 1933.

(2)    Estimated pursuant to Rule 457(h) and Rule 457(c) under the Securities
       Act of 1933, based upon the average of the high and low sales prices of
       the Registrant's Common Stock reported by the Over-The-Counter Bulletin
       Board on October 3, 2002.

(3)    Represents the registration of shares of Common Stock issuable under the
       Giga Information Group, Inc. 1997 Director Option Plan.

<PAGE>
                                EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Registration Statement registers 200,000 additional shares of common stock
of Giga Information Group, Inc. (the "Company"), par value $.001 per share (the
"Common Stock"), for issuance pursuant to the Company's 1997 Director Option
Plan, as amended and restated. The contents of an earlier Registration Statement
on Form S-8 in respect of the Company's 1997 Director Option Plan, as filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 28, 1998, Registration No.
333-64413 are hereby incorporated by reference.





















                                       1
<PAGE>
                                   SIGNATURES

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets
all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this
Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto
duly authorized at Cambridge, State of Massachusetts, on this 7th day of
October, 2002.


                             GIGA INFORMATION GROUP, INC.

                             By:  ROBERT K. WEILER
                                  ------------------------------------------
                                  Robert K. Weiler
                                  President, Chief Executive Officer
                                  and Director


         KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature
appears below constitutes and appoints each of Robert K. Weiler and Victoria M.
Lynch acting individually, such person's true and lawful attorney-in-fact and
agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for such person and
in such person's name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any
and all amendments to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with
all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorney-in-fact and
agent full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing
requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all
intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and
confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agent, or his substitute or
substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities and on the date indicated.


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
              NAME                                          TITLE                                        DATE
              ----                                          -----                                        ----
<S>                                        <C>                                                      <C>
ROBERT K. WEILER                           President and CEO                                        October 7, 2002
------------------------------             (Principal Executive Officer)
Robert K. Weiler


VICTORIA M. LYNCH                          Senior Vice President, CFO,                              October 7, 2002
------------------------------             Secretary and Treasurer,
Victoria M. Lynch                          (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)


DAVID L. GILMOUR                           Director                                                 October 7, 2002
------------------------------
David L. Gilmour


A.G.W. BIDDLE III                          Director                                                 October 7, 2002
------------------------------
A. G. W. Biddle III


NEILL H. BROWNSTEIN                        Director                                                 October 7, 2002
------------------------------
Neill H. Brownstein


RICHARD L. CRANDALL                        Director                                                 October 7, 2002
------------------------------
Richard L. Crandall



                                       2
<PAGE>
JOHN B. LANDRY                             Director                                                 October 7, 2002
------------------------------
John B. Landry


MICHAEL E. FAHERTY                         Director                                                 October 7, 2002
------------------------------
Michael E. Faherty

</TABLE>















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<PAGE>
                                  EXHIBIT INDEX


EXHIBIT NO.                                                       DESCRIPTION

  4(a)      -     Fifth Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the
                  Registrant (incorporated by reference to the Registrant's
                  Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-52899), dated
                  July 28, 1998).

  4(b)      -     Amended and Restated By-Laws of the Registrant (incorporated
                  by reference to the Registrant's Registration Statement on
                  Form S-1 (File No. 333-52899), dated July 28, 1998).

  4(c)      -     Amendment No. 1 to the Amended and Restated By-Laws of the
                  Registrant (incorporated by reference to the Registrant's
                  Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q/A, dated August 23, 2000.

  4(d)      -     Amendment No. 2 to the Amended and Restated By-Laws of the
                  Registrant (incorporated by reference to the Registrant's
                  Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, dated August 14, 2001).

  4(e)      -     Amended and Restated Giga Information Group, Inc. 1997
                  Director Option Plan (incorporated by reference to the
                  Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, dated August 14,
                  2002).

  5         -     Opinion and consent of Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP (filed
                  herewith).

  23(a)     -     Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (filed herewith).

  23(b)     -     Consent of Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP (included in Exhibit 5).




                                       4
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 7, 2002
                                                  Registration No. 333-_____
================================================================================

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
                                    FORM S-8
                             REGISTRATION STATEMENT
                                      UNDER
                           THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

                                   -----------

                          GIGA INFORMATION GROUP, INC.
             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

             DELAWARE                                   06-1422860
  (State or Other Jurisdiction              (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
of Incorporation or Organization)

                                 139 MAIN STREET
                         CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS 02142
                                 (617) 577-4900
               (Address, Including Zip Code, and Telephone Number,
        including Area Code, of Registrant's Principal Executive Offices)

                          GIGA INFORMATION GROUP, INC.
                            1997 DIRECTOR OPTION PLAN
                              (Full Title of Plan)

                                ROBERT K. WEILER
                      PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
                          GIGA INFORMATION GROUP, INC.
                                 139 MAIN STREET
                         CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS 02142
                                 (617) 577-4900

                     (Name and Address, Including Zip Code,
        and Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent for Service)

                                   Copies to:
                             GERALD S. BACKMAN, P.C.
                           WEIL, GOTSHAL & MANGES LLP
                                767 FIFTH AVENUE
                            NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10153
                                 (212) 310-8000
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
==================================================================================================================================
Title of Each Class of Securities to            Amount to be       Proposed Maximum Offering    Proposed Maximum       Amount of
be Registered                                   Registered(1)          Price Per Share(2)       Aggregate Offering    Registration
                                                                                                    Price(2)              Fee
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share      200,000 shares (3)             $1.17                  $234,000            $21.53
==================================================================================================================================
(1)    Plus such indeterminate number of shares of Common Stock of the
       Registrant as may be issued to prevent dilution resulting from stock
       dividends, stock splits or similar transactions in accordance with Rule
       416 under the Securities Act of 1933.

(2)    Estimated pursuant to Rule 457(h) and Rule 457(c) under the Securities
       Act of 1933, based upon the average of the high and low sales prices of
       the Registrant's Common Stock reported by the Over-The-Counter Bulletin
       Board on October 3, 2002.

(3)    Represents the registration of shares of Common Stock issuable under the
       Giga Information Group, Inc. 1997 Director Option Plan.
EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Registration Statement registers 200,000 additional shares of common stock
of Giga Information Group, Inc. (the "Company"), par value $.001 per share (the
"Common Stock"), for issuance pursuant to the Company's 1997 Director Option
Plan, as amended and restated. The contents of an earlier Registration Statement
on Form S-8 in respect of the Company's 1997 Director Option Plan, as filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 28, 1998, Registration No.
333-64413 are hereby incorporated by reference.

                                       1
SIGNATURES

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets
all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this
Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto
duly authorized at Cambridge, State of Massachusetts, on this 7th day of
October, 2002.

                             GIGA INFORMATION GROUP, INC.

                             By:  ROBERT K. WEILER
                                  ------------------------------------------
                                  Robert K. Weiler
                                  President, Chief Executive Officer
                                  and Director

         KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature
appears below constitutes and appoints each of Robert K. Weiler and Victoria M.
Lynch acting individually, such person's true and lawful attorney-in-fact and
agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for such person and
in such person's name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any
and all amendments to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with
all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorney-in-fact and
agent full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing
requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all
intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and
confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agent, or his substitute or
substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities and on the date indicated.
NAME                                          TITLE                                        DATE
              ----                                          -----                                        ----
ROBERT K. WEILER                           President and CEO                                        October 7, 2002
------------------------------             (Principal Executive Officer)
Robert K. Weiler

VICTORIA M. LYNCH                          Senior Vice President, CFO,                              October 7, 2002
------------------------------             Secretary and Treasurer,
Victoria M. Lynch                          (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

DAVID L. GILMOUR                           Director                                                 October 7, 2002
------------------------------
David L. Gilmour

A.G.W. BIDDLE III                          Director                                                 October 7, 2002
------------------------------
A. G. W. Biddle III

NEILL H. BROWNSTEIN                        Director                                                 October 7, 2002
------------------------------
Neill H. Brownstein

RICHARD L. CRANDALL                        Director                                                 October 7, 2002
------------------------------
Richard L. Crandall

                                       2
JOHN B. LANDRY                             Director                                                 October 7, 2002
------------------------------
John B. Landry

MICHAEL E. FAHERTY                         Director                                                 October 7, 2002
------------------------------
Michael E. Faherty
3
EXHIBIT INDEX

EXHIBIT NO.                                                       DESCRIPTION

  4(a)      -     Fifth Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the
                  Registrant (incorporated by reference to the Registrant's
                  Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-52899), dated
                  July 28, 1998).

  4(b)      -     Amended and Restated By-Laws of the Registrant (incorporated
                  by reference to the Registrant's Registration Statement on
                  Form S-1 (File No. 333-52899), dated July 28, 1998).

  4(c)      -     Amendment No. 1 to the Amended and Restated By-Laws of the
                  Registrant (incorporated by reference to the Registrant's
                  Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q/A, dated August 23, 2000.

  4(d)      -     Amendment No. 2 to the Amended and Restated By-Laws of the
                  Registrant (incorporated by reference to the Registrant's
                  Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, dated August 14, 2001).

  4(e)      -     Amended and Restated Giga Information Group, Inc. 1997
                  Director Option Plan (incorporated by reference to the
                  Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, dated August 14,
                  2002).

  5         -     Opinion and consent of Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP (filed
                  herewith).

  23(a)     -     Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (filed herewith).

  23(b)     -     Consent of Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP (included in Exhibit 5).

                                       4