EXHIBIT 23(a)



                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

                  We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this
Registration Statement on Form S-8 of our report dated February 18, 2000
relating to the financial statements, which appears in the 1999 Annual Report to
Shareholders of Giga Information Group, Inc., which is incorporated by reference
in Giga Information Group, Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 1999. We also consent to the incorporation by reference of our
report dated February 18, 2000 relating to the financial statement schedules,
which appears in such Annual Report on Form 10-K.



                                                  /s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Boston, Massachusetts
June 27, 2000