The unit experiments like mad on everything from how to type tax collection letters in order to maximize participation to how to improve energy efficiency.

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We know how to improve the efficiency of your existing heating and cooling systems.

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Drivers might like to have it to find out how to maximize gas efficiency or to improve their driving.

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"As the fastest-growing PC company in education, we are committed to creating education solutions that improve schools' efficiency, as well as leading initiatives to evaluate how technology can measurably improve learning outcomes, " said Michael Schmedlen, Director of Worldwide Education, Lenovo.

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The response from Mr Singh should be a push to explain to Congress and the country how reforms to land ownership or government efficiency or the retail sector would help to improve the mood and hence India's economic fortunes.

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And the spokesman added he hoped the data would help PCTs compare how they were spending NHS money with other trusts in a bid to improve efficiency and care.

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One of the early papers to come out of the project is a look at how the city of Busan, in South Korea, is using cloud-based city services to improve efficiency, reduce emissions and serve its residents better.

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Taking a lead from the utility market, where OPower uses data from utilities to let consumers know how their energy use stacks up against comparable households, the car companies could let customers know how their fuel efficiency compares with other owners of the same type of vehicle, then suggest ways to improve.

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